Plus: New gallery in Carpinteria; 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.
More food news: Dart Coffee Co. is a welcome addition to Carpinteria; 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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Noteworthy new listings also include a zhushfest on East Valley Road; divorcé special in the Upper Village; renovated 1902 Queen Anne just above Alice Keck Park Memorial Garden; TV Hill Mediterranean; Hedgerow starter home; Rancho Guacamole; and more.
Other recent news: Staircase marketing at the Santa Barbara Museum of Art; city might buy Cacique Street homeless center; Tecolote Bookshop celebrates its 100th anniversary; ship simulator at the Santa Barbara Maritime Museum; Metrolink service from Ventura County delayed; possible alien invasion.
“I have Greek and Turkish blood,” says chef Efe Onglu. “A friend once said that I should open a ‘flagless Aegean restaurant’—no ‘Greek,’ no ‘Turkish.'” It took a few years—and travels around the world—but here it finally is.
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Last week’s sales also include a flip in the Golden Quadrangle; Alta Mesa with a big view; semi-midcentury compound in Carpinteria; Mediterranean just above the Eastside; More Mesa neighbor; Hope Ranch spec reno; and more.
“Many of Montecito’s major streets—Hot Springs, San Ysidro, etc.—weren’t repainted for at least a month after getting fog sealed. Why does the county wait so long? It seems dangerous to leave them unmarked.”
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