FOOD STUFF
••• Dutch Garden is getting closer to opening.
••• The Whole Foods renovation continues.
••• Juice Ranch is opening a Solvang outpost.
••• Hook & Press’s savory new treat (above).
••• Corazón Cocina is taking over the food at M. Special.
••• You can now check out an induction burner from the library.
••• The Baker’s Table’s new location has opened.
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HOT PROPERTY
Last week’s sales: Golden Quadrangle ranch house flipped for $7.65 million; a 1999 Hedgerow compound; a sprawling two-bedroom on Eucalyptus Hill; Mediterranean and midcentury houses on the Riviera; and more. See what sold—and for how much.
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NEWS ROUNDUP
••• A review of the original Motel 6, near East Beach, which charges as much as $426 per night.
••• The future of Paseo Nuevo is unclear.
••• Santa Barbara County to install license plate readers.
••• Elings Park now has a free nine-hole disc golf course (above).
••• Monkeypox vaccine to be available at Pride events.
••• Girls Inc. is suing a real estate brokerage and developer.
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