FOOD STUFF
••• The next tenant of the Metropulos building.
••• Third Window is now serving burgers all week long.
••• Petra Cafe has soft-opened in the former Foxtail space.
••• Praise for Merci’s new falafel sandwich.
••• The problematic plastic packaging of produce.
••• Moby Dick is getting an oyster bar.
••• A stylish revamp of Pali Wine Co.’s Funk Zone tasting room.
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JUST LISTED
Noteworthy new listings: A pair of stylish hillside retreats; appealing update on Sheffield Drive; widescreen views from Shepard Mesa; 1924 Upper East house configured as a duplex; 1990s architecture across from Hendry’s Beach; the one with the see-through topper on La Coronilla; 1924 Structure of Merit; and more.
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NEWS ROUNDUP
••• UCSB once again agrees to build more student housing.
••• The history of the Granada Theatre on the occasion of its 100th anniversary.
••• Homeowners near the Hot Springs trailhead told to move parking obstructions.
••• Investigation into Manning Park’s caretaker cottage.
••• Free rattlesnake removal and relocation.
••• The Carpinteria location of Seaside Makers has moved.
••• Two stone pines fell on Anapamu Street.
••• The tree of the month.
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