FOOD STUFF
••• Casa Agria’s State Street taproom is closing (above).
••• Bluewater Grill is looking for a buyer.
••• Aegean and Secret Bao are taking a break.
••• Chicken-finger chain coming to Goleta.
••• Oat Bakery’s cinnamon-raisin special.
••• Compilers of happy-hour deals.
••• Chase Restaurant reopening date.
••• Where’s the best coffee cake in town?
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HOT PROPERTY
Last week’s sales: 39-acre Noleta farm for $6 million; half a duplex inside the Loma Alicia gated community; architecturally funky properties on Via Alicia and in Mission Canyon; and a one-acre vacant lot on E. Mountain Drive. See what sold—and for how much.
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THE YEAR IN REVIEW
Celebrity real estate, new restaurants, Italian cities, King Kong…. Here are Siteline’s most-read posts in 2025, along with some comments and updates.
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