FOOD STUFF
••• Starbucks appears to be leaving one of its State Street locations.
••• Opening date for the Carpinteria outposts of Third Window Brewing and Corazón Cocina Sur.
••• Drippin Chicken has soft-opened.
••• Another Ritz-Carlton Bacara restaurant is changing concepts.
••• A visit to Motley Crew Marketplace in Buellton.
••• Intriguing Spanish restaurant in Paso Robles.
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JUST LISTED
Noteworthy new listings: In a prime position on Eucalyptus Hill; a pair of properties just off the Upper Village; Riviera curb appeal; 1860 sweetie in the Hedgerow; Yankee Farm minimalism; nice spread in Park Highlands; Hope Ranch Cape Cod; and more.
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NEWS ROUNDUP
••• Santa Barbara may take action on sidewalk signage.
••• County votes to phase out onshore oil and gas operations.
••• New home for Tri-County Produce quonset huts.
••• La Casa de la Raza building deemed unsafe.
••• Update on decommissioning of Chevron facilities near the Carpinteria Bluffs.
••• Pilates studio opening.
••• Unmanned aircraft to be tested at Oxnard and Camarillo airports.
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