FOOD STUFF
••• Recipes Bakery has closed (above).
••• Pearl Social has reopened.
••• Excellent croissants in Carpinteria.
••• Little Bird Kitchen opens tomorrow.
••• The Andalucia Building on Lower State has been put on the market.
••• The Clementine’s Steak House building changed hands.
••• Profiles of eight local bartenders.
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HOT PROPERTY
Last week’s sales: Renovated Crocker Row classic for $6.35 million; view compound on Bella Vista Drive; two-bedroom townhome for $4 million; Lower Riviera Mediterranean; woodsiness in Summerland; and more. See what sold—and for how much.
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ODDS & ENDS
••• What can be done about reckless e-bike riders?
••• Checking out Favorites, the new vintage shop on State Street.
••• One lane of Highway 154 has reopened.
••• Robert Rauschenberg exhibit at the Santa Barbara Museum of Art.
••• De La Guerra merchants’ open house.
••• Cold Spring Creek bridge replacement.
••• Conejo Hardwoods to open a showroom here.
••• Cigar shop closed.
••• The county’s request for more information about the Miramar’s proposed expansion.
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Recent Comments
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
Thank you, Erik, for reminding your readers to support local businesses; it is one of the critical ways to help our communities thrive. (I laughed… — Pat
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Geo , you know absolutely nothing about the restaurant business. — Roy
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