ODDS & ENDS
••• A bunch of Park Lane’s beloved eucalyptus trees have been cut down.
••• New documentary about Spencer the Gardener.
••• Ferris Orthodontic Group appears to have bought a building.
••• Elings Park nature walks with the Santa Barbara Botanic Garden.
••• Goleta’s Orient Hand Laundry has closed.
••• Santa Barbara Airport makes life easier for people with hidden disabilities.
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JUST LISTED
Noteworthy new listings: 1904 Craftsman on the Lower Riviera; park-like property in eastern Montecito; Romero Canyon farmhouse flip; glamorous pool on Hidden Valley Lane; Hope Ranch spec reno with quirky bathroom choices; 1939 compound on Rametto Road; and more.
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FOOD STUFF
••• Montecito Natural Foods has found a new home.
••• Na Na Thai is open for takeout this weekend (above).
••• Crumbl cookie chain is coming to Goleta.
••• Axxess has been sold.
••• Corner Tap is closed for renovations.
••• Update on the restaurant at Goleta Beach.
••• Monday wine discount at Local.
••• Sushi/poke restaurant opening in Noleta.
••• A bunch of Isla Vista restaurant news.
••• Vegetarian fast-food chain opening in Thousand Oaks.
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NEWS ROUNDUP
••• City parking rates may get raised again.
••• An airshow might come to Santa Barbara next year.
••• The toy train museum on State Street appears to be expanding.
••• YouTuber pilot pleads guilty to destroying plane wreckage.
••• More on the proposed 90-cabin homeless community.
••• The cannabis-tax conundrum; update on closed front-country trails.
••• Los Alamos B&B with themed rooms (above).
••• Santa Barbara Humane wants a bigger building.
••• Offshore wind farm in the works near Vandenberg Space Force Base.
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Recent Comments
Renaming the post office and spending $500 k to do it. Is another great example tax payers money being wasted. — Dan Kolodziejski
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
The post office renaming will cost roughly $500,000 paid for by the USPS internal funds from stamps and fees. — Derek
Thank you, Erik, for reminding your readers to support local businesses; it is one of the critical ways to help our communities thrive. (I laughed… — Pat
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Geo , you know absolutely nothing about the restaurant business. — Roy
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