FOOD STUFF
••• Fosters Freeze will be turned Into a much more ambitious restaurant.
••• The Well in Summerland might end up with a café.
••• A peek inside Little Dom’s Seafood.
••• Aperitivo opening update.
••• Checking in on Peasants Feast in Solvang (above).
••• Villa Wine Bar now has sushi night.
••• A tantalizing ice cream flavor for summer.
••• The Harbor & Seafood Festival has been canceled.
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ODDS & ENDS
••• Squatters lived in a Montecito house for eight months.
••• Free demonstrations at StretchLab opening on Coast Village Road.
••• The chapel bells at the Presidio (above, photo by Tim Aceves and Michael H. Imwalle).
••• The Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History’s “Ask a Curator” tool.
••• Map of bike paths now and forthcoming.
••• State Street Serenade screening and discussion.
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WEATHER FORECAST
“Today should be the coolest day of the week,” says Jack Martin of Action Roofing. “Thursday on into the weekend, a very slight warming trend. Temps will remain well cooler than the valleys were last weekend. Coastal we will not feel any real changes.” Email [email protected] to receive daily updates.
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NEWS ROUNDUP
••• Is the city getting the raw end of the Paseo Nuevo deal?
••• Lovebird boutique has reopened under new ownership (above).
••• Florida-based company is taking over Santa Barbara’s third cannabis shop.
••• Database of public-land destinations.
••• Lake Carneros footbridge closed.
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INTERESTING CHOICES
Thank goodness for homeowners’ quirks—looking at real estate would be a lot less fun without them. Above: Check all sharp objects at the door.
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