FINALLY!
Bellosguardo is opening for tours: for $100, donors and supporters can get a peek inside Huguette Clark’s estate on a tour created by Empty Mansions author Bill Dedman.
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FOOD STUFF
••• New restaurant confirmed in Montecito’s Upper Village.
••• Caruso’s was awarded a Michelin star.
••• The Dutch Garden’s lunch menu.
••• Rori’s Artisanal Creamery is celebrating its 10th anniversary with free scoops of a special flavor (above).
••• Cold Stone Creamery has closed.
••• Peasants Deli is opening an arcade annex.
••• The Ballard Inn has halted dinner service.
••• Organic Soup Kitchen’s holiday market.
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JUST LISTED
Noteworthy new listings: A Montecito classic ready for its next act; a cute, stylish 1920 bungalow near the hospital; 4,200-square-footer in a 55-and-over community; 1970s architecture on the Mesa; and a moongate in Hope Ranch Annex.
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FAVORITE THINGS
To wrap up this year’s Shop Local Gift Guide: a cornucopia of other highly giftable stuff.
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NEWS ROUNDUP
••• The State Street parklet conundrum.
••• The design of the Highway 101 interchange at Hot Springs Road and Cabrillo Boulevard (rendering above).
••• Progress for the proposed State Street hotel.
••• Cannabis odor scrubbers seem to be working (but still aren’t required).
••• Santa Barbara residents vent about cruise ships.
••• A book about Rincon Point.
••• Leather goods shop opening on Coast Village Road.
••• The latest on the battle over Hollister Ranch beach access.
••• New barber shop in Goleta.
••• Fancified motels in Paso Robles and Cayucos.
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WHERE IN SANTA BARBARA…?
Congratulations to Karl for identifying where this was shot. We’ll play again Saturday morning—perhaps someone can stop him from making it four in a row.
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