Other recent news: Proposed new water rates in various local districts; new Santa Barbara school superintendent; Chumash Casino reopening soon; Trump administration approved a new oil well and pipeline in Carrizo Plain National Monument.
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More food news: Twenty-Four Blackbirds is selling ice cream on weekends; the Tuesday farmers’ market has moved a block north; $20 bottles of local wine at Handlebar; Savoy Café has the city’s first parklet; semi-updated list of restaurants with dine-in service.
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It’s the best thing to happen to downtown Santa Barbara in recent memory.
Other local news: California issues social-distancing guidance for places of worship; Goleta food-preservation firm is now valued at $1 billion; two-hour weekend parking limit at Montecito beaches and trailheads; mountain lion spotted again; drive-in theater reopened.
With in-person classes canceled for months, the campus is a lovely place for a stroll. You can expect many “I Am Legend” moments, where you’ll feel like the last person on earth.
Plus: Have you walked down State Street now that it’s closed to cars?; a stripped-down Jeff Shelton rental; a pair of Montecito notables have gone MIA; two more sales of note.
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Other local news: County creates contact-tracing crew; big donation to help undocumented workers; Montecito Planning Commission dithers over the San Ysidro Roundabout; invite an animal to your next Zoom meeting.
Rare is the high-end property around here that sells for the initial ask. The question is: how far does the number have to drop before someone bites? Here are the week’s top 10 price-chops.
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A dealership instead? Not sure about that. — Eleni
I really want to check out Beau, it looks like a fun place to hang! Soon, hopefully, soon. Why would someone be trying so hard… — JD
Tiny fact check: the Beau website was designed with exactly zero AI. Human concept, human design, human creative. We do use AI as a marketing… — Starr Hall
Apparently we’re an AI-driven storytelling bar. Which is wild because AI still hasn’t shown up for a single bartending shift. For the record, ChatGPT has… — Starr Hall
FWIW - Metro Theaters usually posts showtimes on Tuesdays for the upcoming week beginning on Fridays. Hopefully will see new showtimes posted tomorrow. — Tom
Don, not only is the website AI generated, the copy reads as if it were ChatGPT's first pass. I hope the owner's are successful and… — J
Metro doesn't currently have showtimes for any of their other theaters past Thursday, so probably not significant. (Or, even more significant?) — Geoff H