More food news: The Nook isn’t being sold after all; more on the new 4 Eggs & Pizza; Bagel Boiz’ mystery box; profile of Chez Justine home bakery; Tondi Gelato’s refreshing fruit granitas; Frontside Cafe’s first pop-dinner looks like a winner; Bar Le Côte merch.
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And that’s not even including sales under $3 million. Notable properties to change hands include houses on Butterfly Beach and Sand Point Road for $31 million and $23 million, respectively; one of Birnam Wood’s best; a neat mini-compound near the Natural History Museum; and a Crocker Row grande dame in the Upper East.
Other recent news: Instrumental Music is closing after 25 years; Santa Barbara city council approves Sola Street bike path; one city councilmember says he’ll help try to oust another; Ventura County Fair canceled again; Gwyneth Paltrow’s Montecito renovation.
Other notable new listings: Midcentury lines on Alston Road, 1917 hacienda by Frances T. Underhill, another Wellington Avenue cottage, and a triplex on Anacapa, just up from Crushcakes.
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Other recent news: Los Angeles Magazine retracted a core allegation of Santa Barbara corruption; another Silicon Valley honcho bought in Montecito; Santa Barbara’s Historic Landmarks Commission keeps fighting against the look of Sola Street bike lanes; a new magazine about the Central Coast art scene.
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