CLOSING DOORS
Montecito Natural Foods is getting kicked out of the Country Mart after 60 years, and another shop in the mall is said to be shutting its doors soon.
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ODDS & ENDS
••• Drybar is opening in Montecito.
••• Weddings could be returning to the Music Academy (above).
••• City survey about a new Highway 101 pedestrian bridge.
••• Palma Colectiva’s opening party.
••• The Patti Smith Trio to play the Lobero Theatre.
••• Three more Santa Barbara Bowl shows.
••• Butterfly Beach water contact closure lifted.
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HOT PROPERTY
Last week’s sales: 1940 Hedgerow house for $8.752 million and a bunch of off-market deals—Beach Club Road for $8.5 million, 1991 Alta Mesa five-bedroom for $5.35 million, Freehaven Drive for $5.1 million, Coronada Circle for $4.3 million, and more. See what sold—and for how much.
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Hallelujah! The return of that Southbound on-ramp is long overdue — Tammy
You've done a great thing for the hapless men of Santa Barbara with this series. Stopping by half of these stores. — Andy
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