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January 26, 2025

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Newsletter: January 26

January 26, 2025|by Erik Torkells

FOOD STUFF
••• Chef Thomas Keller’s reinvention of Tyde’s will include a new name.
••• A series of soft-openings at Cutler’s Distillery & Public House (above).
••• Masala Spice has opened on the Mesa.
••• Judge for Yourself Café has closed.
••• Breakwater Restaurant is closed for renovations.
••• Croissant loyalty card at Alessia Patisserie & Café.
••• Old Town Coffee opened in Isla Vista.
••• Elubia’s Kitchen is going to open in Isla Vista.
••• Hunt & Gather returns this Saturday.
••• Sade Turkish Coffee in Carpinteria has closed.
••• Trattoria del Sole is sounding very iffy about State Street.
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JUST LISTED
Noteworthy new listings: 40-acre avocado farm in Noleta; contemporary swagger times two in Hope Ranch; French country outside, elegance inside; hot potato west of Hot Springs Road; house-turned-retreat above San Roque: downtown commercial that could go residential; and more.

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NEWS ROUNDUP
••• Return of the Santa Barbara News-Press.
••• Author and historian Erin Graffy has died.
••• Drought conditions are back.
••• Changes in city garbage collection.
••• Bungalow Haven historic designation update.
••• The Isla Vista Food Co-op’s financial crisis.
••• Recapping the meetings about space launches.
••• Commuter train to launch service this fall.
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