FOOD STUFF
••• Caruso’s has walked back its jacket requirement.
••• Weekly burger night at Tyler x Lieu Dit (above).
••• The Black Sheep is raising funds for a full bar.
••• The expanded menu at the Lion’s Tale.
••• “Next chapter” for Rusack Vineyards.
••• The standout dish at Lama Sama.
••• Clam pies and other East Coast–inspired specials at Bettina.
••• Pascale Beale’s new cookbook.
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HOT PROPERTY
Last week’s sales: Summerland villa with pool for $4.291 million; the glam farmhouse spec reno in San Roque; single-level, three-bedroom condo in Bonnymede; Hedgerow Spanish Colonial built in 1922; 1957 Riviera three-bedroom with renovation plans; and more. See what sold—and for how much.
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ODDS & ENDS
••• 24 Hour Fitness will close next year.
••• Snazzy new architecture proposed off upper State Street (above).
••• World Market has put its store up for sale.
••• Revised design for the five-story building in the works on W. De La Guerra.
••• Ojai’s Hotel El Roblar to have a freestanding spa.
••• Convenience store rebranding.
••• A chat with Josh Brolin.
••• Paintings by Roland Petersen in Solvang.
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