BURNING QUESTIONS / APRIL 1
“I noticed this concrete ramp thing while walking on East Beach. What is it?” —W. The answer is here.
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FOOD STUFF / APRIL 1
••• Loyal customers spend $500 on Metropulos Fine Foods gift cards.
••• Santa Barbara Fish Market introduces seafood boxes.
••• Café Stella has reopened.
••• Il Fustino is selling Rancho Gordo beans.
••• Gift cards for the Daisy.
••• Toilet paper as incentive.
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NEWS DIGEST / APRIL 2
••• First Covid-19 death in Santa Barbara County.
••• The total number of cases is now 111.
••• When the pandemic might peak here.
••• Isla Vista closing beaches to discourage the annual Deltopia party.
••• Some property tax late penalties to be canceled.
••• Ventura might close its public boat ramp.
••• Helping local dogs (above).
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Weather forecast from Jack Martin of Action Roofing: “It will be dry for most of the weekend. On Sunday, the storm system starts to pull closer and clouds will approach. Rain in Santa Barbara should start off light in the evening, but don’t be fooled: this is a February storm in April. Rain will become heavy around midnight. Mountains of Santa Barbara will see two to three inches, Montecito should see a good two inches, and everyone will see at least an inch of rain. The rain will turn to showers by noon on Monday, but expect rain most of the day, on and off at times, and afternoon showers could happen Tuesday and especially Wednesday. Thursday, we return to drier weather.” Email [email protected] to sign up for daily updates.
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JUST LISTED / APRIL 2
Five noteworthy properties new to market: The perfect little Lower Riviera house; 9,000-square-foot contemporary pile in Montecito; Provençal aspirations on a golf course; 1928 house on a San Roque corner lot; Hope Ranch blank slate with ocean views.
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ODDS & ENDS / APRIL 3
••• Snake season is here (photo courtesy Ann Tro).
••• The Perfect Fit tailor is making free face masks.
••• Santa Barbara T-shirts for a good cause.
••• 93108 Fund is helping Montecito employees.
••• Another Barton Myers house in the works for Toro Canyon.
••• Office complex being converted to residential.
••• City seeks Covid-19 volunteers.
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NEWS DIGEST / APRIL 3
••• California sent Cottage Health 200,000 unusable N95 masks.
••• There are now 139 confirmed cases of Covid-19, including three more police officers.
••• Rapid testing finally available here, to a limited degree.
••• City basketball courts and park picnic sites closed.
••• Marvelous Tecolote Bookshop is open.
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