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August 25, 2021

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Newsletter: August 25

August 25, 2021|by Erik Torkells

FOOD STUFF
••• Three Santa Barbara restaurants were added to the Michelin Guide.
••• The Good Plow has opened.
••• Riviera Bar’s food menu looks pretty tasty.
••• Margerum launched wine experiences at its Funk Zone tasting room.
••• New wine company at Municipal Winemakers.
••• San Luis Obispo food-delivery service is expanding into Santa Barbara County.
••• Ocean Fathoms retreats.
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HOT PROPERTY
What sold last week—and for how much: Jeff Shelton’s industrial aerie; two big Lilac Drive houses that want updating; a Hedgerow fixer; 1970s architecture in Hope Ranch; and many more.

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ODDS & ENDS
••• This Richard Neutra house on the Riviera will rise again; photo by Julius Shulman © J. Paul Getty Trust, Getty Research Institute (2004.R.10).
••• Ben Platt to play the Santa Barbara Bowl.
••• New art gallery on Santa Claus Lane.
••• July hotel rates were dramatically higher than two years ago.
••• Funds allocated for bike lane improvements on De La Vina.
••• Bonhams auction house is coming to town.
••• An amusing autocorrection.
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