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Plus: Rosewood Miramar Beach’s fashion promotion; Toad the Wet Sprocket and Judy Collins at the Lobero Theatre; Chelsea Handler at the Santa Barbara Bowl; revised design for the airport addition; Park Lane lot division; Shopkeepers hosts Shand this Saturday; Gaviota rest areas closed in both directions till February.
More food news: Barb’s Pies has no plans to reopen elsewhere; spiffy signage at Alessia Patisserie & Cafe; a treat at Bristol Farms; the new Ojai Community Farmers’ Market; dueling profiles of El Encanto’s chef.
Noteworthy new listings also include a cool little Mesa house; a pair of one-bedroom cottages on Padaro Lane; Monterey Colonial in the Golden Quadrangle; attempted flip of a 1925 charmer next to Rocky Nook Park; an alfresco spread in the foothills; Bel Air Knolls spec reno; and many more.
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In what is truly an impressive accomplishment, the effort to save the 101-acre West Mesa of the San Marcos Foothills that was slated for development has been successful.
Plus: A new company that designs home gyms; photography book by Santa Barbara County Fire Department’s Mike Eliason; One Plant cannabis shop has opened in Goleta; the price revealed of Adam Levine’s flip; cute bobcat video; an aggressive legal maneuver by the county’s Planning and Development department.
Other recent news: Ticks are on the rise in coastal California; more on the human remains found in Montecito; the push for a Coast Village Road business improvement district; how prescribed burns work; the lure of Montecito’s Golden Quadrangle; Seaside Makers Collective opening on State Street; coast and sheep put to work on Eucalyptus Hill; cannabis farm broke air-pollution laws for nearly a year.
More food news: California will allow take-out alcohol through year end; get popular Priedite Barbecue without waiting in line; Palihouse hotel is only serving cold food because of a kitchen glitch; Cost Plus World Market is applying for an instructional tasting license; a profile of 4 Eggs & Pizza; the sad state of the Montecito Wine Bistro.
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