FOOD STUFF
••• Silvers Omakase has set an opening date (above).
••• The Isla Vista Food Co-op has taken over Cantwell’s.
••• Pea Soup Andersen’s in Buellton has closed after 100 years.
••• Two more restaurant spaces coming to State Street.
••• Chicken-and-waffles chain Bruxie has opened.
••• Goleta outpost of Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf to close.
••• Gandolfo Family Market & Deli opening in Los Olivos.
••• Corrections about Lilac Montecito and Yona Redz’s seafood spinoff.
••• A request for restaurants taking a break.
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JUST LISTED
Noteworthy new listings: A marvelous mansion on the front row of Eucalyptus Hill; 1924 Hedgerow house on nearly two acres for $16.5 million; $8.495 million for turnkey in Montecito Oaks; Shepard Mesa midcentury with insane views; classic Lower Riviera Craftsman; 1964 hacienda outside Ballard; and more.
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ODDS & ENDS
••• A new fitness studio for mothers and mothers-to-be (above).
••• The interior design office in the former Church of Skatan building will include a shop.
••• Totally Tubular ‘80s concert at the Santa Barbara Bowl.
••• Fitness classes at Studio in the Funk Zone.
••• Indian Pink’s shop has closed.
••• “Family Ties” stars to perform “Love Letters.”
••• Highway 33 reopened.
••• John Sebastiano’s plan for a 22,935-square-foot winery.
••• Comedian Kevin Hart live.
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WHERE IN SANTA BARBARA…?
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State street is already closed to traffic and I’m sure they can lay tiles down pretty quickly on Carrillo. I love the colorful tiles and… — AFC
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