Plus: Bar Le Côte opens tonight (but without beer and wine for now); a new project from the pastry chef of Corazón Cocina and the Project; VeganGreenGo has closed; the dining room at Solvang’s Coast Range finally debuts.
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Plus: H.E.R. to play the Bowl; Gregory Alan Isakov in concert at the Lobero; Channel Island Aviation has stopped serving the islands; free shoe shines at this Tuesday’s downtown art walk; mayoral and city council candidate forum; “Where in Santa Barbara…?” answer.
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What else sold last week: Off-market flip of novelist Sue Grafton’s Picacho Lane house; French Regency awash in pink on Eucalyptus Hill; the Mission Canyon midcentury with a stone bathroom; a sexy one-bedroom in San Marcos Pass; and many more.
Other recent news: Cruise ship moratorium extended till March; 33 “pallet houses” downtown to temporarily house the homeless; cannabis farmers agree to odor-control measures; two of the zoo’s giraffes are pregnant; another section of Montecito sidewalks was completed; new thrift store.
More food news: Revolver is making cheesesteaks for a limited time; opening forecast for the Cabrillo Pavilion restaurant; update on the Kitchen incubator/restaurant coming to State Street; Handlebar’s secret project; Mor Doughnuts is rebranding; Wine Therapy moved to its new space.
Plus: Another hint that the Biltmore and Coral Casino could be splitting up; antiques store opening in Montecito; rare white abalone spotted off Santa Cruz Island; reading by writer T.C. Boyle; more on the inflatable elephant art project; Santa Barbara Airport parking signage.
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Noteworthy new listings also include Riviera view houses, old and new; suburban style in Montecito and on Eucalyptus Hill; an 1880 cottage in Carpinteria; and more.
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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