It's only been a mere three months since I was last in SB and it's amazing to see the transformation that is taking place on State St. Gone are some familiar staples such as Morning Glory, Rocks, Mel's, The Italian/Greek Deli, and Carrows. I did notice one surprise though when I trekked down to the beach and saw the return of Hot Spots in their native habitat?!? Perhaps some of the locals can set me straight, but wasn't that whole block supposed to go bye bye per some new housing development? Anyways, here are some pictures I took the other day while out walking with the little one:
Welcome back!
The beloved Italian/Greek Deli is now a Verizon store. Suck!
Zelo's...looks like another club/restaurant is taking shape.
No more Mel's -- WTF??? "I'm sorry, but I'm afraid you've had too much to drink tonight" is a phrase that was never echoed inside those walls.
Good ol' Rocks. I saw John Mayer/Matt Nathanson play there way before you ladies starting giving them the googly eyes. I still pat myself on the back for that one.
Jamba Juice is now a on trend Pinkberry.
Anthropology...meet Forever 21. *Update* Looks like Anthropology has moved up State St near the Old Navy.
The original Carrows aka the after party.
The once great Morning Glory is now apparently a Del Sol...sigh.
To save the best for last...drum roll please...the new Apple store! Pier One, thanks for exiting and allowing a much superior store to enter*.
*Set to open in May I hear.
We are enjoying the sunshine, getting much needed vitamin D, and have hit up some of our favorite eats in the past two days. Oh, and did I mention its been in the 70's so far? Heck yes!
I have to be honest, the nice weather is making me feel a little homesick even though I love Portland. To bring myself back to reality, all I needed was a copy of the local Independent (Mercury and WW for you PDX'ers) and flip to the back -- okay homes are still outrageous. By outrageous, I mean still hovering around 1 million. Now, to be fair, I think the median price has come down to a more manageable 800k. Phew, for a second there I thought we were moving back!
There aren't really any new developments on the luvbug front to post here that are news worthy other than that he has yet to crawl or grow any teeth. What gives?!? He's still a little small for his age, but who's really keeping count here;). I guess he makes all of this up in spades with loads of cuteness, so it all balances out in the end. 
Grandpa and the luvbug @ Hendry's
Santa Cruz Island in the background
Ahh the palmtrees!
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