Newsletter: April 16

EVERYONE’S A CRITIC
First impressions of Taqueria La Unica: the new sister restaurant of Los Agaves and Santo Mezcal is focused on Mexican street food, with a menu that makes no concessions to novices and a line out the door.

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JUST LISTED
Noteworthy new listings: 1920 Lower Riviera bungalow for $2.1 million; an Ortega Ridge sprawler; “as is” 1970s architecture on the Riviera; oodles of character in a new-ish San Roque house; what used to be Ray and Joan Kroc’s Santa Ynez Valley ranch; and more.

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ODDS & ENDS
••• Improvements are underway at Parma Park (photo by Marco Palombo).
••• The Dirty Dog Wash & Goods is coming to De La Vina.
••• The musical Once opens this week.
••• Ojai’s Porch Gallery has closed.
••• The Santa Barbara Kite Festival is [today].
••• County survey about emergency preparedness.
••• Warehouse sale of staging decor.
••• Figueroa Mountain wildflower tour.
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NEWS ROUNDUP
••• MarBorg’s $90 non-curbside rate hike is coming to Santa Barbara.
••• The city council can’t make up its mind about State Street parklet fees.
••• Carpinteria Salt Marsh trails and beach access closed till June.
••• Park turtles to be relocated.
••• Santa Claus Lane upgrade moves forward.
••• Recap of the debate over the proposed hotel at 101 Garden Street.
••• Carrizo Plain superbloom photos.
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WHERE IN SANTA BARBARA…?
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