JUST LISTED
The week’s notable new listings include a 1910 gardener’s cottage on the market for the first time, a brawny contemporary in Foothill, a likely teardown on five acres in Hope Ranch, and six thousand square feet of questionable choices.
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FOOD STUFF
••• Gelato Shop Opening on State Street.
••• Birria tacos, ramen, and more at Kultura’s Tuesday pop-up (above).
••• A profile of Turkish bakery Lokum.
••• The Tavern at Zaca Creek now serving lunch and brunch.
••• The right bread for BLT season.
••• Last call for food judges.
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NEWS ROUNDUP 10/27
••• UCSB students blocking county from the next reopening tier.
••• Burglary suspect arrested after getting stranded by the rising tide.
••• Museum of Sensory & Movement Experiences opens at La Cumbre Plaza (above).
••• 462 students have left the Santa Barbara Unified School District since June.
••• Santa Barbara looks at ways to increase affordable housing.
••• Carp skate park update.
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PRICE CUTS
The week’s top price reductions include a cubist white elephant on the Riviera, a new-build manor in central Montecito, a former Finnish ambassador’s fanciful throwback, and a mini-compound near the Museum of Natural History.
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NEWS ROUNDUP 10/28
••• Santa Barbara County is weeks away from the orange tier.
••• A mosquito with West Nile Virus was found here.
••• Santa Barbara schools to return to in-person learning in January.
••• Lucky Brand closed its State Street store.
••• Solvang recall effort.
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