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February 11, 2026

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Newsletter: February 11

February 11, 2026|by Erik Torkells

FOOD STUFF
••• Bluewater Grill is said to be closing next month.
••• New café opening on State Street.
••• Easy way to get a free scoop at Rori’s Artisanal Creamery.
••• Debut Italian Music and Food Festival in April.
••• Reservations for El Encanto’s Cotogna collab.
••• Lucky Penny pop-up in Los Olivos.
••• Old Town Coffee’s Isla Vista outpost has been rebranded.
••• Health warning against all mushroom foraging.
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HOT PROPERTY
Last week’s sales: Preppy Ennisbrook for $700,000 over asking price; pretty Mediterranean off-market for $14.5 million; Sycamore Canyon Road floops; two Alta Mesa houses with huge views; Montecito one-bedroom; 1925 Lower Riviera duplex; condo near Miramar Beach; and more. See what sold—and for how much.

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ODDS & ENDS
••• Moss-and-more store set to open on State Street.
••• Another national brand departs Paseo Nuevo.
••• The Base gym is moving this spring.
••• Sierra Ferrell to play the Santa Barbara Bowl.
••• The Santa Barbara Airbus’s LAX shuttle added a stop.
••• Exploring the north side of the Andrée Clark Bird Refuge (above).
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