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Newsletter: August 20

August 20, 2025|by Erik Torkells

FOOD STUFF
••• Little King and Dart cafés have opened (above).
••• A chance to taste the cooking of the folks behind The Palms.
••• El Roblar’s daytime restaurant now welcomes non-guests.
••• Santa Barbara Hives profile.
••• Happy Canyon Vineyard appears to be leaving El Paseo.
••• Recipes from Na Na Thai and Priedite Barbecue.
••• Restaurant advice between here and Death Valley.
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HOT PROPERTY
Last week’s sales: TV Hill party pad for $4.26 million; Harbor Hills contemporary for $2.2 million off initial asking price; floops across from the Mission; Montecito Shores two-bedroom; Riviera vacant lot for a loss; 1939 Upper East house; and more. See what sold—and for how much.

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ODDS & ENDS
••• The Biltmore’s reopening has been pushed back again.
••• Dylan Star will morph into an online-only business.
••• Leone Salon has moved to the Funk Zone.
••• Coast Village parklet for lease.
••• In the Mood for Love on the big screen.
••• More programming at the Music Academy of the West.
••• Checking out the model homes at the Santa Barbara Polo Residences (above).
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