FAVORITE THINGS
The ridiculous, the sublime, and everything in between: gift-worthy suggestions from 18 more shops around town in the Shop-Local Gift Guide, Part 4.
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ODDS & ENDS
••• A seven-mile stretch of carpool lane has opened.
••• Construction to start on Santa Claus Lane streetscape improvements.
••• L.L. Bean at Mate Gallery (above).
••• Mysterious markers on Romero Canyon Trail.
••• Frisky 1980s brochure for the San Ysidro Ranch.
••• Phoenix travel advice.
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NEWS ROUNDUP
••• The Rosewood Miramar Beach expansion may officially proceed (above).
••• Changes in store for Santa Ynez Valley farms and vineyards.
••• Low monarch butterfly turnout at Ellwood Mesa.
••• 24 Hour Fitness closing date.
••• Carpinteria harbor seal rookery may be off-limits for three years.
••• Judge admonished by state commission.
••• Gaviota Coast Conservancy acquires Rancho Tajiguas property.
••• Fish farming under consideration in Santa Barbara Channel.
••• Vons store spared now that the Albertsons/Kroger deal is off.
••• Potential pool designs at Carpinteria High School.
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WHERE IN SANTA BARBARA…?
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