JUST LISTED
Noteworthy new listings: What your house looks like on acid; midcentury lines on Padaro Beach, quaintness on Eucalyptus Hill, a turnkey 1930 Spanish bungalow, East Coast style on State Street, and more.
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FOOD STUFF
••• The Central Coast finally gets some Michelin stars (above).
••• Oat Bakery will be closed for a bit next week.
••• The Rustic Canyon folks are opening a restaurant/bakery in Ojai with Kate’s Breads.
••• Healthy Warrior meal-prep service taking over former restaurant space on Chapala.
••• Winery opening in the Public Market.
••• Foley Food & Wine Society debuted at the Hotel Californian.
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ODDS & ENDS
••• More photos of the Padaro Lane estate asking $80 million.
••• Construction of underground pipeline to disrupt a swath of the city.
••• Alt-J and Portugal. The Man to play the Santa Barbara Bowl.
••• Asian American Neighborhood Festival on October 7.
••• Skincare business appears to be leaving Coast Village Road.
••• “California on My Mind” at Sullivan Goss (above, Frank Kirk’s “Sunbathers”).
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WHERE IN SANTA BARBARA…?
Congratulations to Tal for correctly identifying where this photo was taken. We’ll play again Saturday morning.
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