FOOD STUFF
••• Apna is opening a sister restaurant on State Street.
••• Sandbar is looking sharp.
••• Pali Wine Co.’s temporary tasting room.
••• Candy store opening downtown.
••• Pokewaves debuted in Isla Vista.
••• Cuso’s has consolidated operations and expanded its offerings.
••• Ojai’s Ranch House getting reinvented again.
••• Solvang listening bar has food by Revolver.
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NEWS ROUNDUP
••• The Staples store in Goleta is closing.
••• West Marine nautical store to shutter.
••• New fancy car show.
••• Thumbs down for Goleta condo design.
••• Fairview Gardens farm update.
••• Recapping the Sable Offshore saga.
••• More housing proposed for Carpinteria bluffs.
••• City council candidates.
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