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August 8, 2021

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Newsletter: August 8

August 8, 2021|by Erik Torkells

FOOD STUFF
••• In-N-Out Burger will likely open in Buellton.
••• Centennial Beer Hall, in the former Mercury Lounge space, says it’s close to opening.
••• More tasting-room musical chairs in the Funk Zone.
••• The push to save the Sweet Wheel Farm.
••• A new restaurant is coming to La Cumbre Plaza.
••• Bristol Farms is celebrating its Santa Barbara store’s first anniversary.
••• S.Y. Kitchen’s new courtyard (above).
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JUST LISTED
Has this house appreciated $1.6 million in three months? Other noteworthy new listings: ocean views on Pepper Hill; Campanil house with an unwieldy floor plan; midcentury fixer in Hope Ranch; an “extended family resort” on the edge of San Roque; and a rustic getaway far up Toro Canyon.

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NEWS ROUNDUP
••• Biltmore employees to vote on a lowball severance offer.
••• The Santa Barbara transportation manager alleging discrimination urged his religious group to “take over” the city.
••• Disagreement over whether to regulate sidewalk vendors.
••• SBCC approves vaccine mandate.
••• Montecito boutique Juniper has changed locations.
••• Cannabis-industry machinations in Camarillo.
••• Thirty miles of Highway 101 in Ventura County will get widened.
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ODDS & ENDS
••• Most of the Nordstrom building will be converted to offices.
••• Bikini shop opening on State Street (above).
••• Willie Nelson and Lucinda Williams to play the Bowl.
••• MayBerry apparel said to be opening a store here.
••• Sonos should sponsor the Plaza Del Mar Park band shell renovation.
••• A mini-review of the White Water hotel in Cambria.
••• Last week’s “Where in Santa Barbara…?” answer.
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WHERE IN SANTA BARBARA…?
Congratulations to Jordan Killebrew for correctly identifying where this was shot. We’ll play again on Saturday morning.

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