JUST LISTED
The Montecito Tea Gardens property is back on the market for $78 million. Other noteworthy new listings: a sweet Summerland farmhouse; more-or-less turnkey Hope Ranch compound; low-key charm on Pepper Hill; “straight out of a romance novel” in Montecito; rural funk on Las Canoas Road; and more.
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FOOD STUFF
••• The hotel at Paseo Nuevo will have basement and rooftop bars.
••• The who, where, and what regarding We Want the Funk.
••• Sama Sama Kitchen is now serving lunch.
••• Loca Vivant Kitchen will continue to operate.
••• Lighthouse Coffee is opening a third outpost.
••• Carpinteria Avenue coffeehouse in the works.
••• Might the Dutch Garden reopen soon?
••• A relic of the past at Jeannine’s.
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NEWS ROUNDUP
••• The return of cruise ships to Santa Barbara.
••• A car drove onto the State Street Promenade.
••• The future of the oil industry, including the offshore platforms, in Santa Barbara.
••• The Kimpton Goodland Goleta hotel will be rebranded after getting sold.
••• Victoria Street might reopen to two-way traffic again.
••• Mayweather Boxing + Fitness will debut soon.
••• A decrease in bird species seen around here.
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WHERE IN SANTA BARBARA…?
Congratulations to Mari E for correctly identifying where this was shot. We’ll play again Saturday morning.
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