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August 7, 2020

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Newsletter: August 7

August 7, 2020|by Erik Torkells

NEWS ROUNDUP
••• Ty Warner says he’s not selling the Biltmore (but he said nothing about a possible management change).
••• Fiesta car parade canceled.
••• The county has been underreporting Covid-19 cases.
••• Limited local Covid-19 testing availability.
••• Goleta motel on track to become housing for the homeless.
••• New flights between Santa Barbara and San Diego.
••• Proposed State Street apartment complex.
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FOOD STUFF
••• More on the Bristol Farms store opening soon at La Cumbre.
••• The proprietor of the restaurant coming to the Fosters Freeze space.
••• Revolver selling pizzas to go.
••• New Montecito chocolate shop.
••• Dutch Garden to reopen under new ownership.
••• Everytable debut remains unclear.
••• New tasting room in Carp.
••• Solvang tiki bar serving “winetails.”
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WEATHER FORECAST
“We continue to have cool, June-like weather,” says Jack Martin of Action Roofing. “As we flow into the weekend, it will remain cool along the coast, with highs in the low 70s. Next week, we start out cool, and then a subtropical system in Mexico might work its way into our region.” Email [email protected] to receive daily updates.

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JUST LISTED
This week’s noteworthy new listings continue to run the gamut, from oceanfront Hope Ranch of yore, to boxy contemporary villas above Montecito, to Upper East antiques, to a traditional Cape Cod abutting More Mesa….

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ODDS & ENDS
••• When a night at the San Ysidro Ranch cost all of $119.
••• A visit to the airplant nursery in Carpinteria.
••• Montecito Board of Architectural Review meetings are now on YouTube.
••• MarBorg recycling centers have reopened;.
••• Reader tip about the Super 8 motel in Goleta.
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