FOOD STUFF
••• Is something finally happening in this space (above)?
••• The Black Sheep folks are said to be working on something new.
••• Oat Bakery teased a new project.
••• The Coast Range sister restaurant in Solvang will serve Mexican food.
••• Barbareño is now doing catering.
••• Hustle & Grind Coffee Company and Paradice Hawaiian Shave Ice have closed.
••• New outdoor seating in the works at Grassini’s tasting room.
••• Hotel Virginia is opening a beer-and-wine bar.
••• Profile of Santa Barbara–based Spicewell.
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HOT PROPERTY
Last week’s sales: Sand Point Road oceanfront for $23 million; Toro Canyon contemporary for $18.5 million; the 300-acre site of the former Rancho San Marcos golf course; 1925 Spanish with a swell roof deck; super-fast closing of a big Bel Air Knolls house; and more. See what sold—and for how much.
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BURNING QUESTIONS
“We’ve traveled around California a lot over the last four decades and noticed that many cities have adopted green pavement markings for bike lanes and shared lanes,” emailed N. “But Santa Barbara hasn’t followed suit. Cabrillo Boulevard, in particular, has become very dangerous for cyclists. How does the city decide to mark bike lanes?” Here’s the answer.
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