More food news: A local barbecue company is opening a restaurant downtown; Bar Le Côte is closed while it recovers from a fire; the Cabrillo Pavilion restaurant appears to be debuting soon; High Seas Mead has plans for a taproom, cider, wine, and more; a profile of Centennial Beer Hall; Pepe’s Mexican Restaurant in Goleta is shooting to reopen in January; the price that the Hotel Californian recently fetched; brewery confirmed for the Funk Zone; confirmation of IHOP’s new Goleta location.
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Other recent news: Drama at the election’s finish line; monarch butterflies are slowly returning to Goleta, but in low numbers; Morro Bay’s power plant stacks are to be demolished; an increase in women board members at the region’s publicly traded companies.
Last week’s sales also included a 50-acre lot on the far side of Toro Canyon; a contemporary Riviera for $7.25 million; an adorable 1929 Hedgerow house; a successful flip on Bella Vista; an “Aspen-inspired retreat” in San Roque; and more.
Plus: Mujeres Makers Market’s Dia de Los Muertos celebration this weekend; adult-only nights at MOXI; women’s fashion brand Dôen is opening in Montecito; LAX now has reserved parking; what looks like a Riviera footpath on Google Maps.
More food news: Secret Bao is on a break; the new restaurant at the Ice in Paradise rink; the Goleta outpost of Tap Thai has opened; Better Burrito update; Pacific Health Foods in Carpinteria has remodeled; Bettina’s clam pie; what to do with used corks.
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Just in time for Halloween, UCSB’s monstrous Munger Hall has gone viral, so you’re going to need an opinion about the project. Then again, does anyone—except the school administration and benefactor Charlie Munger—think the nearly windowless dorm is a good idea?
Plus: One of the Highway 101 onramps reopens today; an F45 fitness studio is coming to Goleta; part of Bella Vista Drive is closed for a month and a half; personalized bricks available for the new library plaza; two solo shows at Sullivan Goss.
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