More food news: Brasil Arts Café closes next week; Sushi Bar Montecito has been renamed; a deal is in the works to sell Chomp on the Rocks; Bar Le Côte happy hour; the Bell’s folks are going to Portugal, too; first look at Coast Range’s new brunch menu.
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Other recent news: Santa Barbara appointed a new city administrator; the Kimpton Goodland Goleta hotel got rebranded; county supervisors look to create more recreational access; choppy waters for Carpinteria’s skate park; another big cannabis farm approved; Goleta’s ban on flavored tobacco will be put to a vote; remembering movie producer/director Ivan Reitman; Pacific Paper has moved to Oxnard.
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Noteworthy new listings also include a mini-compound walkable to Butterfly Beach; Upper East flip with no interior photos; juicy building opportunity off Pimiento Lane; 1932 house in Mission Canyon with Tudor charm; and more.
“Above all, we wanted to complement the style of the house,” says interior designer John De Bastiani about this Spanish estate in Montecito. “That meant traditional with a bit of an old-world feel, but not stuffy—it had to still feel current. If every room is usable and casual, the house becomes easy to live in.”
More food news: Embermill’s owner says he’s working on a new location; Good Land Wine Shop opening on upper State Street; a profile of the new Peasants Deli in Solvang; a trip to Provence with the Bell’s folks; what’s happening at the former 805 Hazy & Deli space?
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Last week’s sales also included the contemporary house atop TV Hill; John Mellencamp’s aerie flip; an 8,380-square-footer in Hope Ranch; a sweet cottage on 65 acres on the road to Ojai; 1921 house on Ortega Ridge; and more.
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