ODDS & ENDS
••• Emily Joubert is opening at the Montecito Country Mart.
••• Domecíl has moved into its new space.
••• Palma Colectiva’s retail shop debuts tomorrow.
••• Highway 101 onramp reopens tomorrow.
••• Pilates studio has new owner and name.
••• Photographer Broc Ellinger opened a State Street gallery.
••• Festival of Holiday Toy Trains at Goleta Valley Library.
••• Plaza Rubio homeowner wants to build a backyard skate ramp.
••• Three noteworthy recent comments.
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FAVORITE THINGS
2023 Shop-Local Gift Guide, Part 3: Shopping online is boring! Shopping in person is fun! Go find great things for the people you care about at our many terrific independent stores.
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NEWS ROUNDUP
••• By 2025, SpaceX plans on Vandenberg launches every three or four days.
••• Womenswear brand d’Offay opened in El Paseo (above).
••• Carpinteria residents sue cannabis farms over the foul smell.
••• Monarch butterfly season in Goleta.
••• Lake Los Carneros footbridge repair is stalled.
••• Camino Real Marketplace tree replacement.
••• Goleta energy substation opens.
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