FOOD STUFF
••• New moving date for the Saturday farmers’ market.
••• Shake Shack’s Funk Zone plan is said to have fallen through.
••• The bacon, egg, and cheese sandwich at Wexler’s Deli (above).
••• Expanded hours at Tamar.
••• Pinyon is working on a Ventura outpost.
••• The Goleta location of Pickles & Swiss is moving.
••• Na Na Thai is now open Saturdays.
••• Expanded food menu at the San Ysidro Ranch’s Speakeasy.
••• Bordier butter at the Eddy.
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HOT PROPERTY
Last week’s sales: Riven Rock estate off-market for $28.4 million; 1988 five-bedroom in a gated community near Modoc Road; stylish compound on five acres south of Santa Ynez; likely spec reno on Rosemary Lane; West Mesa fixer for $2.1 million; and more. See what sold—and for how much.
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ODDS & ENDS
••• The county courthouse’s observation deck has reopened.
••• Las Alturas house keeps sliding down the hillside.
••• The exuberant, DIY charm of Loud Flower Art Co. and Restricted Goods (above).
••• Carpinteria’s Heritage Goods & Supply has opened in Santa Barbara.
••• The apparent buyer of the former Eye of the Day property.
••• Highway 154 roundabout construction to start.
••• Monthly free admission at the Santa Barbara Museum of Art.
••• Paintings by Alireza Varzandeh.
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Recent Comments
The old Victor the Florist shop at corner of Santa Barbara & Anapamu streets? — Peter
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Exactly this. I haven't heard any realistic alternatives yet. — BrR
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