FOOD STUFF
••• Starbucks is coming to Milpas Street (above).
••• Green Table to close.
••• The name of the Basque restaurant opening in the former Trattoria Vittoria space.
••• Chase Restaurant is recovering from a fire.
••• The Gathering Table now serves brunch.
••• Update on the big Carpinteria multi-tenant development, including Bettina’s offshoot.
••• The Santa Barbara Harbor & Seafood Festival.
••• St. Barbara Greek Orthodox Church’s annual sale of Greek food to go.
••• Tutu’s Tortilla Chips, available at The Eddy.
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JUST LISTED
Noteworthy new listings: Historic Hope Ranch house that was once a country club; maze-line floor plan in the Bungalow Haven district; spare renovation in San Roque; 1924 Spanish cutie on State Street; likely spec reno in Mission Canyon; rebuilt midcentury modern; Greek-inspired home in Isla Vista; and more.
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NEWS ROUNDUP
••• Santa Barbara is finally getting serious about e-bikes.
••• Art Essentials moving at year end.
••• Montecito police blotter.
••• The latest on the proposed Rosewood Miramar Beach expansion.
••• The city council’s District 3 race.
••• The Lobero Theatre’s executive director is stepping down.
••• California Coastal Commission refuses to allow more SpaceX launches.
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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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