FOOD STUFF
••• Best BBQ has opened on State Street (above).
••• Taza Mediterranean Street Kitchen has closed.
••• The Good Plow’s last day is Sunday.
••• Handlebar’s brunch pop-up is off.
••• Chef Budi Kazali to open Solvang restaurant.
••• Profiles of Dang Burger, Little Dom’s Seafood, and Santa Barbara Fish Market.
••• The Southern Exposure Garagiste Wine Festival is coming up.
••• Changes at Choi’s Oriental Market.
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JUST LISTED
Noteworthy new listings: A sweet little house in the Hedgerow; long, lean style in Riven Rock; Mesa project with big views; a good deal on Alameda Padre Serra; proof that your money goes much farther in Goleta; an 80-acre campground; and more.
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NEWS ROUNDUP
••• Sequence of storms leads to bluff erosion.
••• Incumbents rake in far more campaign donations than challengers.
••• The longtime head of the Santa Barbara Zoo is retiring.
••• DJ Javier’s Year of the Dragon mural.
••• Mining magnate bought on Padaro Lane.
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