FOOD STUFF
••• Slice House by Tony Gemignani is looking to open here (above).
••• Giovanni’s Pizza is said to be taking over the Good Plow space in Carpinteria.
••• First impressions of Santa Barbara Fish Market’s Goleta restaurant.
••• Update on Shalhoob’s Noleta outpost.
••• The name of Yona Redz’s seafood spinoff.
••• Santa Ynez Valley Restaurant Weeks.
••• Rebranding of the Santa Barbara Airport café.
••• Hope that Peacock Family Farms will return to the farmers’ market.
••• Azul profile.
••• Lompoc’s Eye on I has reopened.
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HOT PROPERTY
Last week’s sales: Montecito ranch house for $7.8 million; 1956 house on Oak Grove Drive; Rincon off-market; five-bedroom east of Hidden Valley; Goleta’s Bluffs gated community; the Virginia Road one with the below-grade lower level; and more. See what sold—and for how much.
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ODDS & ENDS
••• Quality Inn slated to become “permanent affordable housing.”
••• New “luxury piercing studio” in the Funk Zone.
••• What’s in store for 801 State Street.
••• Hope Ranch palm tree replacement.
••• Victoria Market painting.
••• Scott Johnson art exhibit at the Architectural Foundation.
••• Exploring the bike path linking Santa Claus Lane and Carpinteria Avenue.
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Recent Comments
State street is already closed to traffic and I’m sure they can lay tiles down pretty quickly on Carrillo. I love the colorful tiles and… — AFC
I'll be interesting to see, what they uncover, when they begin to dig. — Jeff Ross
They should rename the street Calle Dolores Huerta! — Mariana
Is there info on how long the intersection will be closed to apply this decoration? — Christine!
I think the street art looks cool and it’s not like the grant money could be used for other purposes. I’m grateful for whoever organized… — Sean
one more comment,, that space always screamed beer garden to me. or Big Star Taco in Wicker Park. more open space to enjoy ocean breeze...… — Dean Carter
Good start. Nice homage to the roof and flower shop... not that either of those were architectural standouts on CVR. More seating/stucture moved to front/parking… — Dean Carter
Agreed, this building does not cohesively fit on the street. It may be bold and striking, but also completely out of place for Coast Village… — Marc
I like the addition. I believe when it's built, he should invite The Bottle Shop to open a space below. That would be the only… — Taylor Hunt
Agree 100%. Attractive in itself but not plonked down on CVR. Does not fit in at all with the local-and-cozy-but-sophisticated look of the other retail… — Dana