Newsletter: October 31

JUST LISTED
Ocean views don’t get more widescreen than this. From the upstairs terrace, you can see the sun rise to the left and set to the right. Below you lies all Montecito. Take a look around….

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THE FOOD SCENE
••• Could Little Dom’s Seafood debut as Carp’s best restaurant? Above: its famous fried potatoes.
••• A likely change in direction at the Four Seasons Biltmore’s restaurant.
••• Ca’ Dario Pizza has closed
••• Lazy Acres pays $5,000 over mislabeled pizza.
••• Crème and punishment.
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IS THE NEW TARGET STORE WORTH THE SCHLEP?
The gargantuan new Target store in Goleta aims to have a bit of everything, so you can one-stop shop. But why all the empty shelves?

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ODDS & ENDS (PART 1)
••• The Cabrillo Pavilion is coming along. Above: a rendering.
••• Something called Marcus is opening on Coast Village Road.
••• A George Washington Smith mansion from 1923 hits the market for $27.5 million.
••• It was Messina, not Loggins, who lived on Hidden Valley Lane.
••• Two months of night work on Highway 154.
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GOOD HOUSEPEEKING
Open houses this weekend: A circa-1900 gem on the Lower Riviera (that’s the view through its front door); a big new-build house above Westmont College; modernist pizzazz on Sea Ranch Drive; Montecito retreat with a cool, louche vibe; a fresh spec renovation; and many more. See the full list.

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ODDS & ENDS (PART 2)
••• SeaVees (above) and Iron & Resin are having a sample sale this weekend.
••• A better look at the huge house under construction on Pepper Hill.
••• Schedule changes for flights to Denver.
••• A proud contractor.
••• When architecture makes way for trees.
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