Plus: Ortega Park redesign; Planned Parenthood book sale is coming up; Hacienda by Bonita Lifestyle’s Summerland shop is closing (and everything is on sale); disrespectful hikers; Charles Arnoldi show at Caldwell Snyder Gallery; the city’s odd bingo game.
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Other recent news: A step forward for 78-unit apartment building just off lower State Street; analyzing the dire water situation; city council candidates Kristen Sneddon and Barrett Reed debate; the transportation chief who claimed religious discrimination has resigned; why the bird refuge smells so bad; waxing salon opens downtown; Cox Communications to install gas-powered generators all over the area.
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Noteworthy new listings also include turnkey Riviera with a swanky roof deck; mountain views on Pepper Hill for $8.5 million; big and brawny in Glen Oaks; an attempt to flip some architectural quirk; midcentury with potential in Coast Village; and more.
“It is gratifying to end Cava’s long run on a positive note, with heads held high, as we do right by employees, customers and vendors alike,” says owner Carlos López-Hollis. And its siblings—Carlito’s downtown and Dos Carlito’s in Santa Ynez—are still going strong.
But nothing is changing for now. More food news: Woody’s BBQ is closing after 37 years; the food menu at the Cajé café near the Arlington Theatre; Whole Foods to test cashier-less shopping; Sea Stephanie Fish’s delightfully salty T-shirt; a peek inside Rory’s Place, long in the works in Ojai.
Plus: The increase in Hope Ranch construction permits; kids’ activity center MyGym is coming to De La Vina; wine store opening on upper State Street; DJ Javier’s towel collaboration with the Museum of Contemporary Art; the big cannabis shop on Santa Claus Lane; Cannabis By the Sea magazine.
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Last week’s closings also include a 9,400-square-foot Hope Ranch estate; an Ennisbrook ski lodge; an $8.6 million Hope Ranch flip; zippy midcentury in Carpinteria; and a Montecito house that traded for $4.5 million and immediately came back on the market for $800,000 more.
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