FOOD STUFF
••• First impressions of La Paloma Cafe (above).
••• Venus in Furs has changed up its menu and now offers Barb’s pizza seven days a week.
••• Half off subscriptions from Coastal Coffee Collective.
••• Italian panettone at Aperitivo.
••• Two cookies worth seeking out.
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JUST LISTED
Noteworthy new listings: a 1949 Mission Canyon cottage with sexy potential, a 10,000-square-foot mansion way up the hill in Montecito, a handful of snazzy Upper East spec renovations, historical quirkiness on Riven Rock Road, and more.
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NEWS ROUNDUP
••• Where to get a Covid test (if they haven’t run out).
••• Carpinteria residents oppose the plan for a new hotel on Linden Avenue.
••• Santa Barbara County wants visitors and residents who have been out of town to quarantine for two weeks.
••• Serious upgrades at two high schools.
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ODDS & ENDS
••• Holiday gift markets at the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History, Dylan Star’s parking lot, and the Dart Coffee Garden.
••• Santa Claus Lane overhaul appears delayed.
••• Possible subdivision of 12.77-acre Montecito property.
••• A maskless man’s contrition.
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