FOOD STUFF
••• RH Firehouse Grill has opened in the Upper Village (above).
••• Bossie’s Kitchen is back.
••• Little King now has a coffee cart at The Post.
••• Visit to the Marley Confections shop in Montecito.
••• The effect three restaurant groups have had on Santa Barbara dining.
••• Renovations underway in the former Derf’s Café.
••• New coffee trailer in the Funk Zone.
••• The buyers of the Palace Grill.
••• Brophy Bros. expansion update.
••• More chicken in Noleta and Goleta.
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HOT PROPERTY
Last week’s sales: Shepard Mesa midcentury with insane views for $3.75 million; off-market equestrian property; contemporary swagger in Noleta; Rancho San Antonio spec reno; Jonathan Adler vibes above San Roque; and what might be a record for San Roque Gardens. See what sold—and for how much.
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ODDS & ENDS
••• What’s planned for the Sears lot at La Cumbre Plaza.
••• Should this 1923 Craftsman house be demolished?
••• Milpas Street car wash to be sacrificed for redevelopment.
••• 15 apartments and no parking proposed for the Carzoid auto dealership on Chapala.
••• Former Santa Barbara Chamber of Commerce building to be converted to residential.
••• Two more shops have debuted at The Post.
••• New Pilates Reformer studio in the Funk Zone.
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