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April 13, 2022

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Newsletter: April 13

April 13, 2022|by Erik Torkells

FOOD STUFF
••• Hook & Press’s new space is finally ready.
••• The Dutch Garden might quietly open soon.
••• Matty’s Hot Chicken is back at the Public Market (above).
••• Kunin Wines’s new tasting room has opened.
••• Sevtap Winery’s tasting room has closed.
••• The Magic Castle Cabaret owners are trying to restart the venue.
••• A profile of Lefty’s Coffee Collective in Los Olivos.
••• “Trash ass pizza” in Los Alamos.
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HOT PROPERTY
Four $10 million+ houses sold last week, including a Hope Ranch new-build for $2 million over ask. Also traded: the last undeveloped lot in Birnam Wood; the Lower Riviera house I thought was underpriced; another overachiever in the Bluffs; and more. See what sold—and for how much.

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ODDS & ENDS
••• 63-unit apartment building proposed for Carrillo Street.
••• Speed limits on Las Positas and Modoc are likely to change.
••• The Belmond El Encanto tweaked its name.
••• The Aloha Fun Center still has no idea when it will open.
••• New Santa Cruz Island campground in the works.
••• Amos Lee to play the Lobero.
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