Reader Primetime tells me that The Palms, a landmark in Carpinteria where you used to “make your own steaks” on the inside grill for a fraction of the cost of other restaurants, may be opening again. “City planners tonight are reviewing the plan to allow an interior and exterior renovation of the existing restaurant resulting in a restaurant and market/café/retail area on the ground floor, a banquet/event space on the second floor, and a covered bar and uncovered dining area on the roof at 701 Linden Avenue,” he adds.