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Noteworthy new listings also include a supersized manor in Ennisbrook; 143 oceanfront acres west of the Ritz-Carlton Bacara; FSBO on Channel Drive; Campanil house with potential; 1952 house on the south side of Alameda Padre Serra; 1970s lines on the Lower Riviera; and more.
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Plus: Another Santa Barbara hotel is for sale; Goleta industrial campus to be renamed; two worthwhile acts appearing at the new Ventura Music Hall; flamenco at the Lobero; gift card agita.
More food news: “Instagram-ready food concept” coming to Isla Vista; seafood CSA Get Hooked seeks wholesale partners; what Sear Steakhouse’s new owner has in store for the Solvang restaurant; the former Paradise Store & Grill changed hands; Third Window and Creaminal collaborate on stout-flavored ice cream.
Other recent news: Santa Barbara Wildlife Care Network’s new hospital has opened; consultant working on State Street Promenade could cost twice much as estimated; county sheriff Bill Brown is running for a fifth term; Carpinteria redistricting update; Santa Barbara Kite Festival is back on.
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L’Antica Pizzeria da Michele—known by many from its appearance in Elizabeth Gilbert’s “Eat, Pray, Love”—expects to debut on State Street in May.
Last week’s sales also include a quaint oceanfront house flipped for a nice profit; big Mediterranean on Eucalyptus Hill; the property after which Olive Mill Road was named; and many more.
More food news: The extremely short menu at Shalhoob’s Public Market outpost; Finch & Fork has closed for renovation; the awful design of Chick-fil-A’s proposed Goleta restaurant; peeking inside the Cliff Room and the old 805 Hazy & Deli spaces.
Burning Questions
- What Are Those Old Buildings at the Corner of Castillo and Montecito Streets?
- When Will the Coast Village Road Medians Be Completed?
- What’s This Scaffold Structure on Las Positas Road?
- Why Does Street Striping Take So Long to Happen?
- Why Do Rocket Launches Look the Way They Do?
- How Is the San Ysidro Debris Basin Designed to Work?
- What’s This Building on Helena Avenue?
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