FOOD STUFF
••• Shalhoob’s Noleta outpost has opened.
••• Dart Coffee Co.’s harbor café has opened (above).
••• Nick the Greek announced an opening date.
••• Profile of Full of Life Flatbread in Los Alamos.
••• Clarification about Saint Bibiana’s plan to have two restaurants.
••• Chefs from Austin and Glendale are participating in local collaborations.
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JUST LISTED
Noteworthy new listings: A splendid 1919 Reginald Davis Johnson house atop a Riviera ridge; another one on La Vista del Oceano; frill-free architecture on Hot Springs; two small houses on an acre in Montecito; Lower Village with potential; gracious Cielito Mediterranean; $4.25 million for turnkey renovation on the Mesa; and more.
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NEWS ROUNDUP
••• Where State Farm won’t be renewing this year.
••• 99 Cents Only store on lower State Street to close (above).
••• Cruise ship visits limited to 20 per year.
••• New debris basin above Park Lane in Montecito.
••• Five-story building downtown gets ripped by the Architectural Board of Review.
••• Up to a thousand new homes proposed for Glen Annie golf course.
••• Das Williams thinks cannabis wasn’t a main factor in his loss.
••• California Coastal Commission weighing its role on rocket launches.
••• Miranda Lambert to play the California Mid-State Fair.
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