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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