FOOD STUFF
••• Chick-fil-A has temporarily closed.
••• Chocolats du CaliBressan closed its Santa Barbara shop.
••• Persona Pizzeria has reopened.
••• A Dunkin outpost closed.
••• The city is trying to force liquor-store owners to stop patrons from being a nuisance.
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HOT PROPERTY
Santa Barbara’s insane real estate year ends with yet another bang—sales from the past seven days include a $13.25-million flip, Padaro Lane beachfront for eight figures, a lot where the Mt. Calvary Monastery once stood, and a midcentury cottage in Mission Canyon.
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ODDS & ENDS
••• 780 acres of new cannabis cultivation proposed for Santa Ynez Valley.
••• Art photographs of Lotusland.
••• Help Santa Barbara Channelkeeper keep our watershed clean (above).
••• A visit to Empire Cleaning Supply.
••• The answer to last week’s “Where in Santa Barbara…?”
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NEWLY LISTED
Notable recent listings: A newly rebuilt house that’s aiming for the stars, a renovated ranch house in Montecito, a cutie in Bungalow Haven area, and a Spanish Colonial up near E. Mountain Drive.
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STATE OF THE SITE
A look back at the year’s most popular posts—somehow, the royal arrival only came in third—and a reminder that feedback is genuinely welcome. You can always just reply to this email newsletter.
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