FOOD STUFF
••• Bedda Mia has opened in the former Mollie’s space.
••• The Black Sheep is for sale.
••• First impressions of the Dutchess in Ojai (above).
••• Chomp on the Rocks has closed.
••• Traditional Ethiopian coffee ceremony at Petit Valentien.
••• What we know about Alma Fonda Fina in the Montecito Country Mart.
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HOT PROPERTY
Last week’s sales: A very profitable flip by Rob Lowe and Sheryl Berkoff; the contemporary house atop TV Hill; John Mellencamp’s aerie flip; an 8,380-square-footer in Hope Ranch; a sweet cottage on 65 acres on the road to Ojai; 1921 house on Ortega Ridge; and more. See what sold—and for how much.
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ODDS & ENDS
••• Seven-foot-tall sunflower sculptures proposed for State Street.
••• Over-the-top Valentine’s Day decorations on Foothill Road.
••• Plans to tear down a 20-year-old estate on Picacho Lane.
••• The 747 Designs shop is having a big sale before it closes.
••• This year’s Santa Barbara International Film Festival slate.
••• A revised take on a big Eucalyptus Hill house (above).
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