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August 22, 2021

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Newsletter: August 22

August 22, 2021|by Erik Torkells

FOOD STUFF
••• First look at the menu of the Good Plow, opening soon in Carpinteria (above).
••• Hook & Press is going on hiatus till its new space is ready.
••• Mor Doughnuts is still looking for a storefront.
••• Peasants Feast’s deli spinoff is shooting to open in the fall.
••• The January line of non-alcoholic drinks from the Municipal/Potek winemaker.
••• A visit to the Santa Barbara Polo & Racquet Club’s restaurant.
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JUST LISTED
Noteworthy new listings: A pair of Padaro Lane oceanfront estates for $160 million; a Montecito mini-compound with a semicircular pool; a Riviera four-bedroom; a Summerland house built in 1895; an Alta Mesa spec reno; a pleasantly suburban house in Mission Canyon; and more.

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ODDS & ENDS
••• Your recall ballot should arrive soon (so please vote).
••• New downtown apartment building has come a long way (above).
••• The Well is opening another location nearby.
••• Rebecca Bjork named interim city administrator.
••• Film festival passes and ticket packages are 25 percent off.
••• Mailbox robbery and replacement.
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NEWS ROUNDUP
••• Airport noise complaints have doubled this summer.
••• An update on the county’s Covid numbers.
••• Four theaters now require proof of vaccination or a negative Covid test.
••• ExxonMobil’s plan for up to 70 truckloads of oil a day has hit a snag.
••• Cannabis grower fined $40,000 for environmental violations.
••• New technology repair shop.
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WHERE IN SANTA BARBARA…?
Congratulations to Tom Stanley for correctly identifying the location of this sign.

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Christine! I'm just wondering...Do you wake up every day with a mission to be heinous? You comment on nearly every Siteline edition, and it's always… — Just Wondering

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