NEWS ROUNDUP
••• Two former department stores might get repurposed (above).
••• The Biltmore appears to have been pushed back again.
••• Possible names for Calle Cesar Chavez.
••• New housing at Santa Barbara Zoo could thwart Highway 101 pedestrian bridge.
••• Modoc Multi-Use Path opened.
••• County moves forward with workforce housing on Carrillo Street.
••• Speed-limit reductions on Santa Claus Lane and San Antonio Creek Road.
••• Target launched next-day delivery in Santa Barbara.
••• Ojai tastemaker’s art and antiques recommendations.
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JUST LISTED
Noteworthy new listings: Right on the sand in prime Montecito; a tall drink of water on Buena Vista Drive; next-level backyard entertainment pavilion; 1926 house on E. Mission Street hidden from the street; funky fixer from 1912; 780-acre spread with UTV track; and more.
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ODDS & ENDS
••• De La Vina Street to get two pocket parks (above).
••• Free People is opening a second store on State Street.
••• Palm Tree Music Festival doubles down on the area.
••• Chapala Street gym moving.
••• Ingrid Michaelson to play the Lobero Theatre.
••• Two more Santa Barbara Bowl shows.
••• San Ysidro Debris Basin signage.
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