PRICE CUTS
The owners of Montecito’s fabulous Croydon House are now facing a $1.5 million loss. The week’s other top price reductions: The castle-house with a crenellated tower; likely teardown above Hendry’s Beach; Bella Vista estate with views for days; Hope Ranch contemporary.
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THE FOOD SCENE
••• Paradise Cafe has reopened with a new menu.
••• The best breakfast deal in town.
••• Sweet Wheel Farm & Flowers cart has moved out of Summerland.
••• A peek inside the Ca’ Dario opening in Montecito.
••• Lazy Acres bulk spices.
••• New chef at Public Market beer hall.
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ODDS & ENDS
••• The closing price for the Picacho Lane estate auction.
••• The city has trained a webcam on the harbor.
••• The Carpinteria phase of the Highway 101 project will start soon.
••• Japanese-Craftsman hybrid on the Mesa sold (above).
••• A wish for the former Sears at La Cumbre Plaza.
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NEWS DIGEST
••• Bristol Farms construction to restart after two-month delay.
••• The stalled state of the Bellosguardo Foundation.
••• Burn-area sediment will be dumped at beaches in Goleta and Carp.
••• Montecito resident working on a walking-path map.
••• Westerlay Orchids is expanding.
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