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Shifts in the way people seek out and buy their food are changing the way landlords use their real estate. By Roger Vincent, July 12, 2013 Traditional Southern California supermarkets, already facing growing competition from leviathan discounters such as Wal-Mart and Target, are now catching blows on another flank as markets catering to environmentally conscious foodies proffer local fare […]

Santa Barbara Seasons Blog, June 20, 2013 As anyone who has recently walked the corner of Victoria and Chapala Streets can attest, there is certainly a lot of activity happening in the soon-to-open Santa Barbara Public Market and Alma del Pueblo complex. Recently, an updated list of vendors was released, including a bread shop that was just confirmed today! See […]

Sandwiched between two theaters and flanked by Santa Barbara’s main drag of retail and restaurants, the high-end, mixed-use Alma del Pueblo project on Chapala Street is quickly taking shape. This week, owner/developer Marge Cafarelli announced that the project’s Santa Barbara Public Market — an airy, high-ceiling space to be filled with 15 independent merchants selling artisanal food and wine out of farmers’ market–type stalls — has picked 11 of those vendors who signed five-year leases with five-year options.

Have you heard the news? Flagstone Pantry will be opening a retail location later this year in the new Santa Barbara Public Market, currently under construction at the corner of West Victoria and Chapala Streets. We’ll offer all sorts of freshly prepared soups, stews, entrées, sides, dips and salads for you to enjoy in good health – along with our baked goods (of course!). We’ll keep you posted on all the latest news, starting with this from The Independent…