THE SPECIALS
You know how some dishes really stick with you? These are the ones that I keep thinking about….
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JUST LISTED
Noteworthy new listings: A livable spread in Riven Rock; contemporary three-bedroom condo in Bonnymede; Hope Ranch ranch house; 1905 bones in the Upper East; midcentury down a private lane in San Roque; cute cottage on a great block; and more.
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WELCOME WAGON
Mother Dough Bagels is opening a shop downtown: the focus will obviously be on the sourdough bagels, but we can also expect sandwiches, pastries, fish cured and smoked in house, and a specialty coffee program. (Serving suggestion.)
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NEWS ROUNDUP
••• The CVS store on State Street is closing.
••• The downtown library plaza has opened.
••• Oak trees to replace stone pines on E. Anapamu Street.
••• Caruso and All Saints by-the-Sea church make a deal.
••• The head of UCSB Arts & Lectures is retiring.
••• Free digitization of local home movies.
••• The tree of the month.
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WHERE IN SANTA BARBARA…?
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