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January 4, 2023

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Newsletter: January 4

January 4, 2023|by Erik Torkells

FOOD STUFF
••• First look at the menu of the Mexican restaurant opening downtown.
••• Opening forecast for Gala, the all-day restaurant coming to the former Low Pigeon space.
••• Checking in with Derf’s Cafe.
••• Creaminal merchandise.
••• Drover’s Doughnuts in Los Olivos has closed.
••• Oat Bakery’s bread faces.
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HOT PROPERTY
Last week’s sales: Eucalyptus Hill midcentury for $9.75 million; a Sycamore Canyon Road four-bedroom after 15 months; 1928 Craftsman on the Lower Riviera; and a Brinkerhoff Avenue duplex. See what sold—and for how much.

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WALK WITH ME
Quirkiness abounds in the western half of Alta Mesa, with higgledy-piggledy streets, a panoply of architecture styles, and the little details that make a neighborhood feel unique.

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