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An Interesting Restaurant Opens in Ventura This Weekend

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.

Jeff Shelton’s Revamp of the State Street Undercrossing Will Start This Summer

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.

A Top L.A. Pizzeria Is Opening in Santa Barbara

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.

A Flip for the Record Books

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.

Another Wine Bar Is Coming to the Funk Zone

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.

A Big Foreclosure in Hope Ranch

Plus: Acme Hospitality’s new Palm Springs hotel is taking reservations; homelessness is up 3.4% in Santa Barbara County; Lyle Lovett, Chris Isaak, and Jackson Browne to play the Bowl; four potential city redistricting maps; “What Is America?” at SBCC’s Atkinson Gallery; what’s up with the Montecito Journal’s sister publications?

Desert Modernism With Montecito Views for $27 Million

Noteworthy new listings also include contemporary swagger in Hope Ranch; 1922 George Washington Smith estate walkable to Coast Village Road; the Richard Neutra house on the Riviera that burned down; a likely oceanfront teardown on Cliff Drive; and many more.

Where in Santa Barbara…?

Know where this was shot? Prove it in the comments. (Update: We have a winner!)