FOOD STUFF
••• Updates on Dom’s Taverna, Aegean, Little King Coffee, Little Mountain, and Manifattura.
••• Revolver’s special sandwich (above).
••• Rozzi Pizza is now serving lunch five days a week.
••• New meal-delivery service.
••• Lovin’ Spoonful frozen-yogurt shop remains closed.
••• Cookie Plug found a new home.
••• More on Jeannine’s plans for upper State Street.
••• Profiles of Rock 12 Distillery and Riviera Mushrooms.
••• Recommendations for a quiet birthday lunch.
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JUST LISTED
Noteworthy new listings: A Montecito Mediterranean that doesn’t seem overpriced; a mix of styles on the Riviera; 1979 contemporary in need of updating; funky 1950s cottage walkable to Shoreline Park; small house on a small lot; and a winery compound outside Los Olivos.
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NEWS ROUNDUP
••• Paseo Nuevo redevelopment may include a grocery store and gym (above).
••• Santa Barbara’s battle against unpermitted short-term rentals.
••• Glass House Brands refutes claims made by the Department of Homeland Security.
••• Update on the Gifford Fire.
••• Carpinteria launched a website detailing proposed housing projects.
••• UCSB’s new chancellor.
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