I'm extremely excited because the new Whole Foods Santa Barbara store opens today at 9:00 AM! I have been waiting for this to happen for many years now. Whole Foods had to jump through hoops to make this happen, and had to offer many concessions to the city. But at last, Whole Foods is here and hopefully they'll give Lazy Acres, the largest health food store in town, a run for the money. Although many have the false impression that Lazy Acres is a locally owned store, it's actually owned by a Minnesota-based mega corporation called SuperValu, Inc. According to Wikipedia, SuperValu, Inc. is the third largest food retailer in the United States, and #51 on the Fortune 100. Now if you'll excuse me, I'm off to do some shopping!