FOOD STUFF
••• A katsu sandwich truck is coming to the Funk Zone (photo by Silas Fallstich).
••• Wexler’s Deli outpost at the Santa Barbara Public Market is under new ownership.
••• Updates from Ramon Velazquez about his projects in Montecito, Carpinteria, and Ventura.
••• Public events to start up soon at the Factory.
••• Soul Bites needs to raise $30,000.
••• New Buellton coffee shop.
••• Reborn apple orchard in the Santa Ynez Valley.
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HOT PROPERTY
Last week’s sales: Gaviota Coast hacienda for $35 million; 1936 Hedgerow property with a great guest house; oceanfront Bonnymede condo for $6.4 million; fixer off Picacho Lane; 1957 Riviera house for $325,000 over ask; adorable shingled cottage in West Mesa; 1924 adobe on Chapala Street; and more. See what sold—and for how much.
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ODDS & ENDS
••• Changes in store for a Summerland complex (above).
••• Rumors of a plan for the former QAD campus.
••• New “secret underground theater” downtown.
••• Immersive sound and visual experience at UCSB.
••• Construction crews using fire hydrants for water.
••• Update on Route 192 closure.
••• Thee Sacred Souls to play here.
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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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