FOOD STUFF
••• The Beachside Bar-Cafe is closing for good (above).
••• The Miramar Beach Bar is open for takeout drinks.
••• New locally produced food publication is about to launch.
••• Profile of Triple Chip delivery bakery.
••• Gipsy Hill Bakery ordering is now easier.
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JUST LISTED
Is this the oddest house in Hope Ranch? Other noteworthy new listings include a splendid 1938 Hedgerow hacienda, a grand six-bedroom on one of the Riviera’s best streets, a flip attempt on School House Road, a Campanil fixer with dramatic views, and more.
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NEWS ROUNDUP
••• Southwest announced which cities it’ll serve from Santa Barbara.
••• Smaller counties such as Santa Barbara got less state pandemic funding.
••• UCSB to resume most in-person classes in the fall.
••• History of the Hilton’s rotunda.
••• The grand Potter Hotel that used to be on the beach.
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FOOD STUFF
More details have emerged about Corazón Cocina’s new sister restaurant: it’ll serve Mexican food, but different from the original establishment.
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HOT PROPERTY
What sold this week and for how much: a French country estate in the Golden Quadrangle for $15.75 million, a 1905 estate on East Valley Road, a teardown on 11 acres in the hills above Summerland, an architectural fever dream, and more.
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ODDS & ENDS
••• More hotels join the day-pass trend (above).
••• Hendry’s Beach improvements completed.
••• Hotel conversion on State Street seeks submissions by local artists and craftspeople.
••• Blue Sands Inn is getting an upgrade.
••• Fancy Riven Rock estate back on the market after a $4.25-million price cut.
••• Bike-share perks for early adopters.
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