Newsletter: August 19

FOOD STUFF
••• Vic’s Wine Bar has opened at The Post.
••• Jonesy’s Fried Chicken is closing.
••• Crushcakes rolled back the changes in Goleta.
••• The surprising theme at the Hotel Californian’s new restaurant.
••• Checking in with El Encanto.
••• A Carl’s Jr. closed.
••• Another Ojai restaurant lasted less than a year.
••• Rumor about the former Rite Aid in Carpinteria.
••• Excellent sandwiches in Ventura (above).
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HOT PROPERTY
Last week’s sales: A record-setter in Samarkand; two in Birnam Wood; Tuscan mini-compound on Eucalyptus Hill; Toro Canyon farmhouse; Laguna Street four-bedroom; one-third share in Hollister Ranch; and more. See what sold—and for how much.

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A GOOD RUN
Satellite will close next month: it’s a blow to Santa Barbara’s vegetarian scene, but the wine, music, and more will continue on at Satellite’s sister space, The Factory.

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ODDS & ENDS
••• Has the Castillo Street underpass been fixed?
••• Covet boutique is closing (and having a big sale).
••• Sherman Oaks’s Litt Concept House will pop up on Coast Village Road.
••• The Crafter’s Library has an Isla Vista outpost.
••• The Huntress soft-opened in the Funk Zone.
••• Goleta’s new traffic cameras.
••• The building under construction on Santa Barbara Street.
••• Comparing Zillow, Redfin, and Realtor.com.
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