click to enlarge Courtesy of Dick Taylor Craft Chocolate The corner of the rehabbed building that once housed the North Coast Co-op and will soon be home to local chocolate and coffee businesses.
If all goes to plan, by this time next year, the sea air along Eureka s waterfront could carry notes of coffee and chocolate. The former home of the North Coast Co-op, empty since 1992 and rehabilitated by the late Pierre LeFuel and Karen Banning, is to be home to an expanded Dick Taylor Craft Chocolate and Humboldt Bay Coffee Co. More space means more goodies, says Brianne Taylor, sales and marketing manager at Dick Taylor. That applies to the currently limited room for chocolate bars and baked goods, as well as tours and tasting events. The new venue is being designed for more of a café experience. Humboldt Bay Coffee Co. will follow suit, while keeping its main roasting facility off site, it s leasing the spot on th
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Ingrid Estrella was the first employee at Santa Barbara s Game Seeker 15 years ago. Now, she and her husband own the shop.
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. - With people spending more time at home in 2020, board games and puzzles have seen a resurgence.
That has been a silver lining for ardent board game fan Ingrid Estrella, who owns Game Seeker on Santa Barbara s State Street.
“I didn’t grow up playing board games,” Estrella said. “My mom was a single mother who worked several jobs, so there [was] no time for board games… I just love [playing board games]. I love the wholesomeness of it.”