FOOD STUFF
••• More on the beer garden opening in the Funk Zone.
••• One of Starbucks’s State Street locations is going to close.
••• Finch & Fork now serving on the roof.
••• Wingstop chain open at La Cumbre Plaza.
••• Solvang’s Coast Range restaurant will have vacation rentals upstairs.
••• An intriguing new food hall in Camarillo.
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JUST LISTED
Noteworthy new listings: George Washington Smith’s French Normandy house in the Hedgerow; one of Lutah Maria Riggs’s less remarkable works; a big, blah Mediterranean asking $9.5 million; a preppy dream in Birnam Wood; an apartment just past the Miramar resort; and more.
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FIRST LOOK
The revised design for the new Santa Barbara Police Department headquarters is more Spanish Colonial than the initial foray, which was a bit severe. Check out the renderings….
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ODDS & ENDS
••• The San Ysidro Creek bridge is officially open.
••• Granada Theatre penthouse for rent.
••• A tenant at the handsome new Monterey Colonial building on E. De La Guerra.
••• The Cuyama Buckhorn’s pool is opening.
••• Two more film festival awards.
••• Free e-bike demos downtown.
••• A special message for hikers with dogs.
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NEWS ROUNDUP
••• County approves vaccinations for age 65 and older, but shortages remain an issue.
••• Concerns about the revised police headquarters design.
••• Coast Village Road beautification effort.
••• New UCLA Health cancer clinic.
••• Urban Flea Market opening at Paseo Nuevo.
••• Juvenile gray whale visits Stearns Wharf.
••• Cannabis vs. grapes in the Santa Rita Hills.
••• Animatronic dinosaurs to return.
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HOT PROPERTY
Notable sales this week: 1980s hexagon with wraparound views finally goes for half off; a one-day flip on Middle Road; a pink villa atop Hidden Valley Lane; a fast closing for over ask in central Montecito; a spec new-build on the market for two years; a bunch of fixers, and more. See what sold and for how much.
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