FOOD STUFF
••• Seven Bar & Kitchen has found a new home.
••• AMA Sushi ditched its à la carte menu.
••• Handlebar is going to stay open later.
••• Taqueria La Unica now has an English menu.
••• Goodland Waffles & Melts is at Mosaic Locale.
••• The location of Satellite’s satellite.
••• The back patio is open at Longoria Wines.
••• More on Organic Soup Kitchen’s second outpost.
••• A new meal-delivery service called Kitchenette (above).
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JUST LISTED
Noteworthy new listings: A primary bathroom for the ages; single-level on Lilac Drive; contemporary makeover near the Upper Village; Montecito midcentury; king-of-the-hill views on five acres; fascinating new construction in Ventura; and more.
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ODDS & ENDS
••• Clarification about MarBorg’s new contract with Santa Barbara.
••• Clare Swan is taking over a Carpinteria shop.
••• A visit to the Gibbon Conservation Center in Santa Clarita (above).
••• Livestream Ensemble Theatre Company’s final performances of The Children.
••• The vintage sign at Anacapa Body Shop.
••• HotelTonight deals in the Santa Ynez Valley.
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NEWS ROUNDUP
••• Trippy playground proposed for Dwight Murphy Field.
••• County property tax revenue is up, but cannabis continues to underperform.
••• Platform development inches forward.
••• Five more cruise ships this season.
••• The Spirit of Fiesta is a guy for the first time.
••• More info on the Los Carneros roundabout apartment complex.
••• An effort to preserve old airplane hangars.
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