The City of Santa Barbara Is Looking to Buy La Casa de la Raza
Other recent news: Goleta gym and music store to close; the recent mayoral debate; new animal hospital; Housing Authority chief to step down; Buellton's attempt to encourage pedestrians; grim prognosis for Santa Rosa Island's Torrey pines; August's tree of the month. 2
First Impressions of Ancora Osteria
More food news: Monte's introduced lunch; Bruxie in Paseo Nuevo has closed; change of ownership at Vino Divino; autumn dinner by Sandra Adu Zelli and Pascale Beale; Ysidro debuted a new flavor; Sweetaly profile; the Goleta outpost of Drover's Doughnuts is shuttered; Wella's Soul Food to reopen. 6

























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