FOOD STUFF
••• Opening in Carpinteria: Rincon General Bodega and Wine Bar.
••• St. Bibiana is expanding.
••• The Ellwood rethought its model.
••• Alma Fonda Fina name change.
••• Open house and cookout at the White Buffalo Land Trust.
••• Opening date for the Restaurant at Edna.
••• Profiles of Vic’s Wine Bar and Ojai Mountain Farm.
••• Jeannine’s is annexing Tap Thai’s space in Goleta.
••• Mini Kabob returns to Na Na Thai.
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HOT PROPERTY
Last week’s sales: New construction on Dorinda Triangle for $11.25 million; Santa Ynez Valley compound; Montecito Shores two-bedroom for $5.85 million; spiffer-upper near Cold Spring School; Mesa off-market; 1980s colonial in Bel Air Knolls; and more. See what sold—and for how much.
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ODDS & ENDS
••• A peek at the Biltmore’s poolside palapas.
••• Contenders for the renaming of Calle Cesar Chavez.
••• East Valley Road garage under new ownership (above).
••• Meeting about the proposed Padaro Lane railroad expansion.
••• StretchLab Montecito has closed.
••• New leather goods shop in El Paseo.
••• Vandalism of tree plaques.
••• Ageless Fitness has moved.
••• Up next at Seimandi & Leprieur gallery.
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