FOOD STUFF
••• The Dutch Garden, Oat Bakery, and the Inn at Mattei’s Tavern (above) are open or opening soon.
••• Congratulations to the four area restaurants added to the Michelin Guide.
••• The 7-Eleven on Milpas is reportedly closing.
••• Harbor coffee bar in the works.
••• Happy hour at Sama Sama Kitchen.
••• Chez Justine is pulling the plug on pop-ups.
••• L’Antica Pizzeria da Michele gelato cart.
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HOT PROPERTY
Last week’s sales: “Endless Summer” filmmaker’s 42-acre coastal ranch; flip of the 1919 Villa Firenze on Mission Canyon Road; Upper East contemporary with terrific landscaping; hacienda-style E. Mountain Drive compound; Birnam Wood three-bedroom; the 1929 Upper East house with the sexy floor plan; off-market midcentury on the Riviera; and more. See what sold—and for how much.
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ODDS & ENDS
••• Update on the Marge Dunlap fountain at Las Aves.
••• The Santa Barbara Antique Show is this week.
••• Trevor Noah and Tyler Childers at the Bowl.
••• Decorator warehouse sale.
••• Solar-powered e-bike tours.
••• A better look at the 36-unit apartment complex proposed for lower Garden Street.
••• Ruth Ellen Hoag show at Thomas Reynolds Gallery.
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