SANTA BARBARA, Calif. - Target hosts open house inside new Santa Barbara store.

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. - Customers got their first look inside Santa Barbara's new Target on Tuesday afternoon. Newly trained employees said Target will be open from 7 a. m. -11 p.

SANTA BARBARA, Calif.

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. - Target hosts open house for Very Imporant Guests and decides to stay open after shoppers crash the party.

The wait for Target to open its doors in Santa Barbara is now over. The small-format store at 3891 State St.

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. - Parking looks to be challenging at the new Target store in Santa Barbara at a site that was the former Galleria Center.

All good things come to those who wait. Target, the popular retailer that has been an elusive dream of many Santa Barbara-area residents for decades, is finally here.

The South Coast’s first Target store opened its doors Tuesday evening to community leaders, members of the press, and friends and family of employees.

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. - The doors will open April 7 at the new Neighborhood Target Store in Santa Barbara.

It was the equivalent of standing on stage and being pummeled with tomatoes. That’s how investors reacted two years ago when Target Corp.