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Newsletter: July 27

July 27, 2025|by Erik Torkells

FOOD STUFF
••• Lucky Penny is expanding to the Santa Ynez Valley.
••• Luna Cafe is open in the former Judge for Yourself Café.
••• Wylde Works has become Union.
••• National politics has come to Old Town Coffee.
••• The World of Pinot Noir is changing its business model.
••• Kyle’s Kitchen is opening near Target.
••• Thai restaurant to take the Crudo space in Solvang.
••• Hotel El Roblar’s main restaurant has opened.
••• First impressions of Pinyon’s new Ventura outpost (above).
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JUST LISTED
Noteworthy new listings: Lower Village beaut by George Washington Smith; turnkey farmhouse compound; Butterfly Beach mystery; midcentury style on Foothill Road in Carpinteria; Plaza Rubio with some work left to do; $27 million equestrian compound outside Santa Ynez.

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NEWS ROUNDUP
••• The imminent reinvention of Cliff Drive (above).
••• Proposed Westside path involves removing 33 trees.
••• City to add more traffic enforcement vehicles with license plate readers.
••• Museum of Contemporary Art canceled this year’s Día de los Muertos event.
••• The possible end of capital gains taxes on home sales.
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