FOOD STUFF
••• A spiffy new café in Buellton.
••• L.A. restaurant rumored to taking over a prominent Ojai space.
••• Wexler’s Deli set an opening date.
••• A bit more info about what’s in store for the Metropulos building.
••• Profiles of Silvers Omakase and Via Gelateria.
••• Lower State Street Starbucks has opened.
••• The Rhone Rangers are coming to town.
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JUST LISTED
Noteworthy new listings: Stupendous views at the end of Alta Mesa’s most dazzling street; a classy renovation on E. Mountain Drive; Shoreline Drive house where the main attraction is upstairs; an appealing sense of place on the Lower Riviera; Cielito midcentury; a floor plan puzzle worth solving in San Roque; the quintessential Solvang house; and more.
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ODDS & ENDS
••• Exploring Alta Mesa’s semi-secret trail.
••• “Late night” screenings at the Riviera Theatre.
••• Two more Santa Barbara Bowl shows.
••• Paula Cole returns to the Lobero Theatre.
••• The Illuminate Film Festival has moved here from Sedona.
••• Show of art made from beach detritus.
••• Caltrans work by the Mission Street ramps.
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WHERE IN SANTA BARBARA…?
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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
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