WELCOME WAGON
Silvers Omakase is aiming for the stars: the former Seven Bar & Kitchen space in the Funk Zone has been converted to a plush jewel box, the better to spotlight the cooking of chef Lennon Silvers Lee. “You’re coming for the best sushi experience you can have in the United States,” promises cofounder Lisa Green. Read all about it (including a sample menu).
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HOT PROPERTY
Last week’s sales: Park Lane Supertuscan for $36.8 million; Cubist one way up the hill in Montecito; Alameda Padre Serra for a quarter million over ask; the rare Summerland house to have a pool; California cottage spec reno outside Los Olivos; and more. See what sold—and for how much.
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ODDS & ENDS
••• A new shop is opening in the Big Yellow House.
••• Pura Luna Apothecary is closing its shop.
••• Downtown commercial space likely to become residential.
••• Jacob Collier concert.
••• Office for homeless services opening on Chapala Street.
••• San Ysidro Road off-ramp to close for months.
••• The Starr King Rummage Sale is coming up.
••• 10-room hotel proposed for Santa Ynez.
••• Funk Zone pedestrian gate.
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