FOOD STUFF
••• Inside the new, mostly vegan corner market downtown (above).
••• A free drink for local nonprofit employees.
••• The menu at Noe’s Cafe, now open across from the courthouse.
••• The story of Lucky Penny’s façade.
••• Anyone know the Chick-fil-A franchisee?
••• Funk Zone development will now have six food-and-beverage outlets.
••• Bistro Amasa’s recipe for roasted carrots.
••• White Caps in Summerland plans to start over from the ground up.
••• State Street Asian restaurant rebrands.
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JUST LISTED
Noteworthy new listings: Supersize spec compound south of the freeway; fixer on Eucalyptus Hill; Riviera ranch house with potential; contemporary spec reno above N. Patterson Avenue; one of those East Mesa houses elevated off the street; 1923 cottage in the Bungalow Haven District; West Beach landmark; and more.
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FAVORITE THINGS
The 2025 Shop-Local Gift Guide, Part 3: The best gifts come from the heart—and from local independent shops like Folio Press & Paperie, Game Seeker, Jake and Jones Menswear & Objects, Satellite, The Eddy, and The Warbler. So get out there and go shopping!
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NEWS ROUNDUP
••• Pressing pause on the redevelopment of Paseo Nuevo.
••• Milpas Street Holiday Parade canceled due to deportation fears.
••• King tides return today.
••• Cannabis shop not opening on Santa Claus Lane.
••• Sable Offshore Corporation is trying another tack.
••• The tree of the month.
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WHERE IN SANTA BARBARA…?
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