Newsletter: November 25

JUST LISTED
Twenty-one years ago, four friends bought a 2.5-acre oceanfront cottage compound on the Mesa, and they made a pact: If anyone wanted out, they’d all agree to sell. That time has come, but two would prefer to stay…. Take a look around.

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THE FOOD SCENE
••• More details on the plan to revamp Paradise Cafe.
••• Khao Kaeng is closing.
••• Smart & Final is rumored to be expanding into a superstore.
••• Buena Onda is making turkey-dinner empanadas.
••• Café Ana now bakes gluten-free bread.
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PRICE CUTS
The week’s top price reductions include an ode to redwood in Hope Ranch; a marvelous 1914 house with location issues; a two-acre estate in Montecito’s Golden Quadrangle; an Olive Mill condominium; ocean views in Hope Ranch; and another house in the Carp foothills.

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ODDS & ENDS
••• The final East Valley Road bridge has reopened
••• Santa Barbara Bowl announces its first show for the 2020 season.
••• Cool stuff at the Gear shop.
••• Scarlett Johansson and Adam Driver to be honored here.
••• Activity at a Montecito storefront.
••• Butterfly art.
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NEWS DIGEST
••• The 50 new owners of the Montecito Journal.
••• Hotel developer given more time to revise his plan.
••• What a hike in water rates might mean for Montecito residents.
••• Injured paraglider rescued by helicopter.
••• Wind farm below Lompoc approved.
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