
HUNGRY YET?
People often ask me for restaurant advice, and I can certainly give some, but I get much more enthusiastic when I can recommend specific dishes. Here are the 11 best things I’ve eaten lately.
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JUST LISTED
Noteworthy new listings include an impeccable little Westside bungalow; turnkey remodel on the Lower Riviera; dramatic mountain views in Hope Ranch, sunken house in Birnam Wood; an extremely quirky Shepard Mesa property; and more.
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FOOD STUFF
••• Riviera Bar has finally opened.
••• Three finalists for the Goleta Beach restaurant space.
••• Institution Ale’s side patio has opened.
••• New hotel on Lower State Street hotel will be a sister to one in San José del Cabo.
••• Food vendors coming to the State Street Promenade Market.
••• Another Funk Zone tasting room has closed.
••• Fatte’s Pizza is open.
••• Zodo’s bowling alley was bought by Bowlero.
••• Exploring the Paso Market Walk in Paso Robles.
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NEWS ROUNDUP
••• Most bedrooms at UCSB’s proposed 5,000-student dorm won’t have windows (above).
••• Challengers emerge for city council members Meagan Harmon and Eric Friedman.
••• The county is not required to enlarge its jail after all.
••• Commercial rocket launches made easier at Vandenberg Space Force Base.
••• Anonymous gun buyback.
••• Updated map for tsunami risk.
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WHERE IN SANTA BARBARA…?
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