FOOD STUFF
••• First impressions of Reunion Kitchen + Drink (above).
••• Checking on Sushi Bar Montecito now that the chef has moved on.
••• XO Burger looks like it’s going to be a permanent addition to the Funk Zone.
••• Jimboz Lounge is getting renamed.
••• New outposts of Finney’s Crafthouse and On the Alley are in the works.
••• Taqueria rumored for upper State Street.
••• Opening forecasts for Dune’s second Goleta café and Rory’s Place in Ojai.
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JUST LISTED
Noteworthy new listings: A sweet little house in the Hedgerow; postmodern pizzazz in Summerland; a $5.95 million Hope Ranch teardown; a 1928 Spanish bungalow just off upper Milpas; a pair of structures way up Mission Canyon; and a San Roque house with a “classy carport.”
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ODDS & ENDS
••• A production designer has opened a stylish shop (above).
••• Lots of great vendors at the Victoria Court holiday market.
••• The Goo Goo Dolls play the Bowl next fall.
••• What’s happening at Summerland’s gas station.
••• Pop-up gallery on De La Guerra Plaza from Oat Bakery’s Louise Ulrich.
••• Slingshot/Alpha Art Studio is moving.
••• Three new local books for your gift list.
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NEWS ROUNDUP
••• Roller skating and laser tag are coming to the old Macy’s store.
••• Carpinteria city council approved the Surfliner Inn.
••• Santa Barbara County extended its indoor mask mandate.
••• False alarm about local Omicron cases.
••• Elected officials are said to be considering a vacancy tax.
••• Redistricting narrowed down to three maps.
••• An interview with Jeff Shelton.
••• Eight former University of California architects call the proposed Munger Hall a “disaster in the making” (above).
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WHERE IN SANTA BARBARA…?
Congratulations to Sea Glass Window Cleaning for correctly identifying where this was shot. We’ll play again Saturday morning.
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Recent Comments
Nowhere (at least as a result of this project, which doesn't include the land Lama Dog is on). — Erik Torkells
Where is Lama dog Going????? — Michelle Leavitt
Agreed. It is so lacking in character as to be offensive. I thought it was a hospital when I first saw the renderings. The Funk… — Nathan
The pool in the shaded courtyard?!?!? It will get direct sunlight about 2 hours of the day, otherwise its will be shaded. Nobody will use… — Dave Sims
Is this opposite where the Wrights had proposed an aquarium and hotel? — Ed
This is the most non-descript looking hotel. Looks more like an office building — Brig D.
Developers are taking all of the funk out of the Funk Zone. What’s the point of calling it that anymore? — Patty K
Well said Pablo — Linda M
So boring. — June
Will be going to Merci for the burger pop-up. Thanks for putting us on notice about the banana pudding…quick plug for the duck leg confit… — Nicolas