FOOD STUFF
••• The opening date and menu at Ancora Osteria in the Upper Village.
••• The opening date and menu at Milio’s Pizza.
••• Merci is ending dinner service.
••• New concept for the Hotel Californian’s primary restaurant.
••• Ice cream shop coming to the waterfront.
••• Frozen-yogurt pop-up.
••• Whiskey Richards available for sublease.
••• Profile of The Grand on State.
••• Paseo Nuevo getting an all-day breakfast restaurant.
••• Taco Bell closed for renovations.
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HOT PROPERTY
Last week’s sales: East Valley Road compound for $2 million over asking price; Eucalyptus Hill midcentury; new construction in San Roque; Shoreline Drive vacation rental; Alta Mesa fixer; spec reno near Hendry’s Beach; and more. See what sold—and for how much.
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ODDS & ENDS
••• New menswear store coming to the Funk Zone.
••• The next tenant of the Funk Zone’s green building.
••• New boutique and one on the way at the Montecito Country Mart.
••• Part of De La Vina Street may be reduced to one lane.
••• 19-unit apartment building proposed for E. Victoria Street.
••• Casa Dorinda intends to expand.
••• Real estate brokerage proposes hotel where its office currently stands.
••• Padaro Lane property heading to auction.
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