More food news: South Coast Deli is opening in San Roque; the Blue Owl is under new ownership; rumors of a new Mesa ice cream shop; Mackenzie Market and Yanni’s Greek & American Deli have reportedly closed; Rancho San Julian’s Elizabeth Poett has a new TV show; Clevr’s “instant superlattes”; lunch at La Paloma Cafe; the appealing Frontside Cafe in Ventura.
Other recent news: Recent rainfall did little to help fill reservoirs; city council approved Sea Level Rise Adaption Plan and bikeshare expansion to the Waterfront; 23 miles of Highway 1 closed for months; the Inn at Zaca Creek is open; furniture maker John Spivey; fighter jets training over the Central Coast.
When I mentioned to some friends that I was going to explore the Haley Corridor on foot, they laughed in that knock-yourself-out way. But I loved it: the area feels like a backstage counterpoint to the show over on State Street.
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Other noteworthy new listings include a baroque villa high above Montecito; a $16.75 million Picacho Lane flip; Mediterranean that went pending fast; and a sweet 1948 house walking distance to the Upper Village.
Plus: Opening date for the San Ysidro Creek Bridge; Birnam Wood house raises its price by $1.6 million; “Pattern Recognition” at Sullivan Goss; La Segunda’s terrific eye for vintage.
Other recent news: Update on the effort to stop development next to the San Marcos Foothills Preserve; James Joyce III joins the mayoral race; Peanuts Maternity & Kids shop is closing; commercial eviction moratorium extended; adapting Goleta Beach Park to rising sea levels; new thrift store in Goleta.
More food news: Restaurants continue to reopen for outside dining; more space at the Lark and more service at Bettina; introducing “Santa Barbara County’s only luxury brownie business”; Barbareño launched dinner kits; two healthier takes on a burrito; State Street Coffee is on a break.
Plus: The Channel Islands are open again; explaining the past year in Santa Barbara real estate; another award from the Santa Barbara International Film Festival; street sweeping to resume; wherefore the bells toll.
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