FOOD STUFF
••• Arnoldi’s Cafe has reopened.
••• First look at the menu of Etty’s Jewish Deli & Bakery.
••• Four-month reprieve for the Palace Grill.
••• The debut of Indochine Lounge.
••• Edgar Allan Poe Speakeasy pop-up next month.
••• A peek inside Alma Fonda Fina.
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HOT PROPERTY
Last week’s sales: Montecito house with ocean view for $5.155 million; Spanish and contemporary design elements in Hope Ranch; 1888 Upper East house; $4.15 million for just off the Westside; top-floor condo in the Chapala One development; and more. See what sold—and for how much.
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ODDS & ENDS
••• The Bottle Shop property did indeed change hands.
••• Inside the new Emily Joubert shop in the Montecito Country Mart (above).
••• First look at a 33-unit complex on lower Chapala Street.
••• Work to start soon on upper San Ysidro Trail.
••• Merchant Ivory documentary.
••• W. Mountain Drive has reopened.
••• The Jewish Federation’s renovation is complete.
••• Answer to last week’s “Where in Santa Barbara…?”
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This is the box outside of Ca’ Dario at the corner of Anacapa and Victoria. — Mike
Renaming the post office and spending $500 k to do it. Is another great example tax payers money being wasted. — Dan Kolodziejski
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You've done a great thing for the hapless men of Santa Barbara with this series. Stopping by half of these stores. — Andy
The post office renaming will cost roughly $500,000 paid for by the USPS internal funds from stamps and fees. — Derek
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