FOOD STUFF
••• The name of Barbareño’s sister restaurant.
••• Dart Coffee Co. is a welcome addition to Carpinteria (above).
••• More on the rooftop bar at Linden Square.
••• Sweetgreen really is opening in Goleta.
••• Intermezzo has cut back service.
••• Expanded hours at Gracie on the harbor.
••• Upper Village restaurant repositioning.
••• Ventura’s Room Service Coffee soft-opens this week.
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HOT PROPERTY
Last week’s sales: Mini compound near Butterfly Beach for $7.3 million; the cool Lower Riviera contemporary; Montecito Mediterranean on a gated street; handsome spec reno with sweet backyard; Cielito three-bedroom on three acres; Cold Spring renovation; and more. See what sold—and for how much.
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ODDS & ENDS
••• Another downtown building to become self-storage.
••• New gallery in Carpinteria (above).
••• Douglas Family Preserve dog bench.
••• Surfing museum debuts inside Surf ‘n Wear.
••• Bellosguardo beach house complex.
••• Progress for the Modoc Multi Use Path.
••• The first Carpinteria Film Festival.
••• “Where in Santa Barbara…?” answer.
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