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May 24, 2026

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Newsletter: May 24

May 24, 2026|by Erik Torkells

FOOD STUFF
••• A wine bar is opening at The Post (above).
••• What’s next for the La Cantina space in Noleta.
••• Rudy’s Carpinteria location is for lease.
••• Two new restaurants (American and Roman-style pizza) in Goleta.
••• Hook & Press is now open on Mondays.
••• Sandbar reopening date.
••• Isla Vista poke shop.
••• Lucky Penny’s Los Olivos outpost has debuted.
••• Solvang is getting a listening bar.
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JUST LISTED
Noteworthy new listings: 2009 Spanish Colonial in the Golden Quadrangle’s sweet spot; big and turnkey in Bonnymede; 1964 spiffer-upper atop the Riviera; lovely condo where the Upper East meets the Lower Riviera; likely spec project on Eucalyptus Hill; Hope Ranch Annex log cabin; Hedgerow hot potato; and more.

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NEWS ROUNDUP
••• Around a third of Santa Rosa Island has burned.
••• Election endorsements.
••• New county executive officer selected.
••• 20,000-square-foot church complex proposed in Goleta.
••• Funding for 30-unit “tiny home” village for homeless families.
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WHERE IN SANTA BARBARA…?
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If you're asking about the Huntington Hotel, the Big Four is indeed the only restaurant and it looked the same to me (but has probably… — Erik Torkells

It's next on the list. — Erik Torkells

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Oh yes, let's add more super unaffordable boutiques that no one shops in and they eventually close hahahahahah. Your entitlement is showing. — CW

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