FOOD STUFF
••• Studio is gearing up to open in the Funk Zone (above).
••• First impressions of XO Burger (and Tyger Tyger isn’t coming back).
••• Jules Coast Caviar has closed.
••• Bossie’s Kitchen dinner at Dos Pueblos Orchid Farm.
••• Eleven14 has rebranded and added an arcade.
••• Scarlett Begonia paused its dinner service.
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HOT PROPERTY
Last week’s sales: A pair of forty-acre lots above Carp for $5 million each; Glen Oaks brawn; a Mediterranean near Hidden Valley Lane; a big house on Pill Hill; a three-bedroom in Goleta for $3.25 million; and a dozen in the twos. See what sold—and for how much.
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ODDS & ENDS
••• One of the world’s wealthiest people bought the Hotel Santa Barbara.
••• Rumor kiboshed about Montecito’s Upper Village.
••• Former White House photographer Pete Souza and comedian Paula Poundstone will be at the Lobero.
••• Raft of thefts from car trunks.
••• Streetwear shop CRSVR is returning to State Street.
••• A Coast Village Road gallery has closed.
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BURNING QUESTIONS
“I was surprised to see the Hermosillo Road exit on the northbound 101 closed, since I didn’t think work on that part of the freeway was starting yet. What’s going on? It’s not being removed permanently, is it?” —A. Here’s the answer.
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Recent Comments
Renaming the post office and spending $500 k to do it. Is another great example tax payers money being wasted. — Dan Kolodziejski
Hallelujah! The return of that Southbound on-ramp is long overdue — Tammy
You've done a great thing for the hapless men of Santa Barbara with this series. Stopping by half of these stores. — Andy
The post office renaming will cost roughly $500,000 paid for by the USPS internal funds from stamps and fees. — Derek
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