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This 7,500-square-foot dollhouse in the Upper East is a fun one to look at, unless you’re pediophobic….
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NEWS DIGEST
••• The City of Santa Barbara has enough water for two years.
••• Exactly how dangerous is Highway 154?
••• Jesusita Trail closing for renovations a few days this week.
••• Sailboat ran ashore in front of the yacht club.
••• Historic non-profit meeting space reopens (above).
••• Mid-State Fair concert lineup.
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THE FOOD SCENE
••• A taste of what to expect from Café Ana’s dinner menu.
••• Summerland Beach Café is under new ownership.
••• CSA of local seafood.
••• City to allow small-scale home-cooking businesses.
••• Bossie’s Kitchen celebrates its first anniversary.
••• Rascal’s goes into food full-time.
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GOOD HOUSEPEEKING
Highlights of this weekend’s open-house lineup: Nothing beats your own set of beach stairs; a pair of OId World houses on Montecito’s Park Lane; potential cuteness on what was once the Arcady estate; 1928 Tudor in San Roque. See the full schedule.
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ODDS & ENDS
••• Troublemaker arrested at the library.
••• Large vacant lot south of the freeway is on the market (above).
••• Gaviota rest area has reopened.
••• The Arts Fund Gallery’s Funk Zone space is for rent.
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