THE FOOD SCENE
••• Sama Sama Kitchen is now open for lunch (above).
••• Café Ana to start serving dinner on Fridays and Saturdays.
••• Santa Barbara Restaurant Week is coming up.
••• Chicken in a Barrel has closed.
••• Parking etiquette.
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ODDS & ENDS
••• Will Oprah Winfrey add to her Montecito estate?
••• The Montecito Association is handing out coronavirus masks.
••• Contemporary group show at the Santa Barbara Museum of Art (above).
••• How to weigh in on potential Milpas Street improvements.
••• Santa Barbara International Film Festival announced next year’s dates.
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GOOD HOUSEPEEKING
Highlights of this weekend’s open-house lineup: Six acres of lifestyle on Cold Spring Road; widescreen ocean and mountain views in Alta Mesa; pricey but pretty on the Santa Barbara side of Eucalyptus Hill; and a top-notch alfresco entertaining situation in Cielito.
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NEWS DIGEST
••• Recap of the second debate between Das Williams and Laura Capps.
••• Long-awaited improvements at the Earl Warren Showgrounds.
••• Santa Barbara High School’s stadium is almost done.
••• Carpinteria Salt Marsh Reserve still recovering from the debris flows (above).
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JUST LISTED
Casa Leo Linda has a juicy location: down a long driveway at the end of a private lane in the heart of Montecito’s Golden Quadrangle. But does Generation Goop want this level of formality? Take a look around.
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