Plus: Dylan Star boutique has temporarily popped up in Paseo Nuevo; ongoing construction of the Las Positas/Modoc Roads bike and pedestrian path; proposed Montecito house to have a freestanding “tea room”; ADU seminar; where to donate books?
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More food news: Chick-fil-A reopens today; Gelson’s has expanded; Mesa Burger and its siblings are offering 50% off to medical workers; menu R&D at Bell’s spinoff Bar Le Côté; Gipsy Hill Bakery’s toaster tarts and Triple Chip’s everything bagel babka; shrub maker Broken Clock Vinegar Works.
Other recent news: Grand Montecito estate’s new owner revealed; detectives seek help identifying Goleta gunman; UCSB students helping to search for the remains of a teenager who perished in the debris flow; cat reunited with owner after three years; longtime employee purchases Pet House store; Channel Island Surfboards is being bought back by the founders’ son; shooting ban extended in Los Padres National Forest.
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New year, new crop of closings—including a hacienda on 18.8 acres in the Santa Ynez Valley, a mix of the fabulous and mundane on E. Mountain Drive, a Hope Ranch house with dungeon, and more.
After having decided to rehabilitate 11 Anacapa rather than tear it down, the developer is now asking to add a contemporary roof deck to the old building and a slick black box of a parking structure nearby.
More food news: Hook & Press introduced its first-ever savory donut; dimmed hopes for Tyger Tyger’s reopening; suggestions sought for a good rehearsal dinner venue; new all-day restaurant in Solvang; Pico is getting into the burger game; Full of Life Flatbread’s heartstrings.
Plus: “Peace & Quiet” at Sullivan Goss; new online vintage shop based in Santa Barbara; Idyll Mercantile is teasing its new location; more cannabis in Carp; an outing to La Purisima Mission State Historic Park.
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Burning Questions
- Why Are the Railroad Tracks Being Expanded Along Padaro Lane?
- Will You Explain the Plan to Adapt the Waterfront for Climate Change?
- Why Did the Rosewood Miramar Beach Install Gates?
- How Long Will This Big Pipe Be at East Beach?
- Is Cabrillo Boulevard Going to Be Widened Under Highway 101?
- Was There a Fisherman Inn in Downtown Santa Barbara?
- What Are Those Old Buildings at the Corner of Castillo and Montecito Streets?
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