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Visitors walk by Bree’osh Coffee and Tea, 1150 Coast Village Road.
Coast Village Road feels liberated Street vibrant again with shoppers and diners By PAUL GONZALEZ NEWS-PRESS STAFF WRITER
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The Nugget Bar and Grill welcomes customers with some humor at Camino Real in Goleta.
Goleta experiences the start of a revival
or the first time in weeks, Coast Village Road shoppers and diners spent Tuesday morning at their favorite local spots. The Nurture Cottage children’s store at 1213 Coast Village Road welcomed shoppers with colorful children’s clothes, shoes and accessories. A family of Maileg mouse dolls greeted customers from their display at the front of the store. Spokeswoman Dana Otanez said the store is following all Santa Barbara County Public Health department guidelines and only allows up to three
people in the store at one time. “We are all wearing our masks and cleaning constantly during the day. We cleaned this place stem to stem, and we continue to do it every day,” Ms. Otanez said. She said the store is still working on a “fitting” policy, but staff quarantine all returned items for 24 hours before returning them to the floor. “We’re following what a lot of other stores are doing, which is if we get a return, we quarantine it so it’s not constantly in rotation,” Ms. Otanez said. She thanked the Montecito community for investing in local businesses, especially during hard economic times. “I see a lot of similarities to Please see liberated on A2
West Wind Drive-In joins reopened businesses, diners enjoy eating at Camino Real By JOSH GREGA NEWS-PRESS STAFF WRITER
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ny question whether the West Wind Drive-In in Goleta would reopen was laid to rest on Memorial Day when the outdoor theater started showing movies again. It was one more sign of local efforts toward better times for the economy. According to the West Wind website, its Goleta location started back up Monday with a Harry Potter double feature, showing “Harry Potter and
the Sorcerer’s Stone,” followed by “Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets.” The drivein repeated the same double feature Tuesday night. To promote safety amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the drivein operated under strict rules. As listed in a post on the theater’s Facebook page, these included requirements that guests wear a face covering when leaving their cars and that they stay in their cars at all times except for going to the restroom. Rules also ensure that no more than two people are in the restroom at the same time, with exceptions made for
children accompanied by their parents. Vehicles must also be parked within 10 feet of each other. The drive-in’s reopening is a major addition to the recent push toward restarting the local economy. Many Santa Barbara area restaurants reopened last week and are now allowing outdoor dining. They’ve expanded their patios since blocks of State Street were closed off to traffic, effectively turning the street into a promenade. At Camino Real Marketplace in Goleta, the News-Press ran into several Goleta and Santa
Barbara residents enjoying meals on the patios of the shopping center’s restaurants and asked them how it feels to be a step closer to normalcy. As he was enjoying a meal from On the Alley, one man who just gave his first name, Alan, was very happy to be out eating and remarked that he himself is “not concerned about the virus at this point.” However, he did say that social distancing and wearing face coverings are courtesies that should continue for the sake of those who are more worried about the virus. Please see reopening on A8
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A large sign on Stearns Wharf reminds visitors to stay six feet apart during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Safety stressed as COVID-19 continues By DAVE MASON NEWS-PRESS MANAGING EDITOR
I At left, Kyle Kitchen declares it’s open on Calle Real in Goleta. At right, West Wind Drive-in is back to showing movies in Goleta.
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t was Monday evening at Albertsons on Calle Real, and an employee was alert. She saw a customer not wearing a mask at the Goleta store, where six-feet distances are marked on the floor on the checkout lines. She told the customer to wear a mask, then went on the intercom to remind everyone to do likewise. It was one example of the efforts by various businesses to keep people safe as Santa Barbara County makes progress toward reopenings and a more normal world. Most people seem to be following regulations
and wearing masks inside businesses. Outside, many people are wearing them throughout the county during the COVID-19 pandemic. That includes the residents and tourists on the new pedestrian promenade on State Street and the wide open spaces of Stearns Wharf. There are signs reminding people to stay six feet apart. A couple large ones caught the News-Press’ eye Tuesday on the wharf. Six feet is the social distancing measure that health officials and organizations around the world stress is crucial to flattening the curve. On Tuesday, the Santa Please see covid-19 on A2
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