ODDS & ENDS
••• Mate Gallery’s new shop is bigger and better (above).
••• The monthly SB Funk Zone Live celebration.
••• Improvements to the perpetually wet Castillo Street undercrossing.
••• A dirt-road block in Los Olivos finally got paved.
••• Downtown bank branch to close.
••• Lauren Daigle to play the Santa Barbara Bowl.
••• “Where in Santa Barbara…?” answer.
••• Curb cuts designed to redirect rainwater.
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JUST LISTED
Noteworthy new listings: Hope Ranch contemporary with views in both directions; a mystery below the Upper Village; massive outdoor living room above Foothill Road; dual primary bedrooms in San Roque; rustic project behind Eucalyptus Hill; downtown bungalow court; and more. Plus: More thoughts on the $88 million Kitty Litter Manor listing.
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NEWS ROUNDUP
••• The deal to transform Paseo Nuevo is taking shape.
••• The owner of nearly all local movie theaters declared bankruptcy.
••• Roy Lee appears to have dislodged Das Williams.
••• Garden Street hotel moves forward.
••• The buyer who paid $32 million for the DeGeneres/de Rossi flip.
••• Updated FEMA flood maps expected soon.
••• The Macy’s store at La Cumbre is spared for now.
••• Ellwood Marine Terminal to be restored to its natural state.
••• Ellwood Mesa has reopened to the public.
••• Wind farm near Lompoc begins operations.
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WHERE IN SANTA BARBARA…?
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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
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