More food news: Further details about the Kitchen 530 incubator, market, and restaurant opening on State Street; Goleta sports bar closed; wine shop joining Patagonia’s Ventura flagship; Pickle Room in miniature.
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Plus: The Santa Barbara International Film Festival announced this year’s lineup; update on the West Beach splash playground timeline; the Mujeres Makers Market is seeking partners; Victorian triplex gets a renovation and price cut.
Layers of history are visible everywhere, both on Hollister Avenue and the side streets. When was the last time you saw a sign for S&H Green Stamps?
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Other recent news: Santa Barbara’s mayor wants to create official homeless encampments; stylish hotel and intriguing restaurant opening in Ojai; how one organization would address the homeless situation; more on the cannabis operators hoping to open shops in the county; the push for a State Street master plan; local politician could be appointed to the California Coastal Commission.
Notable new listings also include a turnkey four-bedroom in the Golden Quadrangle, an Ortega Ridge property in want of updates, a nice Hedgerow house next to a construction site, Hope Ranch ocean views, and more.
The restaurant sharing space with Topa Topa and Lama Dog will soon be under new ownership. [Update: The deal fell through.]
Plus: The plan for a splash playground near the harbor; Carey Mulligan to be honored by the Santa Barbara International Film Festival and how to watch the festival from home; Hope Ranch rental comes with priority access to private jet; more on the plan to extend the new Hot Springs sidewalk; furniture showroom opening on State Street.
More food news: First look at the menu at Secret Bao, which officially opens this week; Wylde Works’s new State Street brewery will include food service; Santa Barbara County approved commercial home kitchens; Merci added a vegetarian sandwich; Ventura’s cool Frontside Cafe.
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