FOOD STUFF
••• Modern Times is closing its Santa Barbara beer hall.
••• Embermill is working on a new location.
••• Good Land Wine Shop opening on upper State Street.
••• A profile of the new Peasants Deli in Solvang.
••• A trip to Provence with the Bell’s folks.
••• What’s happening at the former 805 Hazy & Deli space?
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JUST LISTED
Noteworthy new listings: The return of the Park Lane conundrum; mini-compound walkable to Butterfly Beach; Upper East flip with no interior photos; juicy building opportunity off Pimiento Lane; 1932 house in Mission Canyon with Tudor charm; and more.
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ODDS & ENDS
••• A slew of shows—Steve Martin Short, Bonnie Raitt, Fleet Foxes, Rainbow Kitten Surprise, and My Morning Jacket—announced for the Santa Barbara Bowl.
••• Kevin Hart, Ray LaMontagne, and Lila Downs at the Arlington Theatre.
••• Oak Park Dance Floor is closed for restoration.
••• New exhibits at the Museum of Contemporary Art and the Marcia Burtt Gallery (above).
••• ID now required at the county’s Community Hazardous Waste Collection Center.
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NEWS ROUNDUP
••• The Sears building in La Cumbre Plaza has a second new tenant.
••• Santa Barbara appointed a new city administrator.
••• The Kimpton Goodland Goleta hotel got rebranded.
••• County supervisors look to create more recreational access.
••• Choppy waters for Carpinteria’s skate park.
••• Another big cannabis farm approved.
••• Goleta’s ban on flavored tobacco will be put to a vote.
••• Remembering movie producer/director Ivan Reitman.
••• Pacific Paper has moved to Oxnard.
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WHERE IN SANTA BARBARA…?
Congratulations to Michael D for correctly identifying where this was shot. We’ll play again Saturday morning.
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