FOOD STUFF
••• Montecito’s most exciting new restaurant is taking shape (above).
••• Palace Grill to continue under new ownership.
••• Savoy Cafe & Deli restarting dinner service.
••• Another Indian restaurant on State Street.
••• Searching for Paradise Café’s pie recipe.
••• A visit to the Tyler x Lieu Dit tasting room.
••• Motley Crew’s Buellton shop is closer to opening.
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HOT PROPERTY
Last week’s sales: Ocean-view contemporary for $5.5 million off; 1900 Hedgerow hot potato; 2019 Cape Cod on Edgewater Way for $8.92 million; Riviera spec house for $2.7 million off the initial ask; sleek Mission Canyon aerie; Riven Rock fixer; the semi-renovation off N. Patterson; and more. See what sold—and for how much.
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COMING ATTRACTIONS
Downtown Santa Barbara is getting an arthouse cinema: The Santa Barbara International Film Festival will take over the former Fiesta Five cineplex in order to create a hub for the film festival and screen films the rest of the year.
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BURNING QUESTIONS
“Any idea about these story poles at Calle Real Center? I believe there are more to the west as well, but I didn’t get a good look.” Here’s the answer.
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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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