FOOD STUFF
••• Municipal Winemakers is leaving the Funk Zone (above).
••• Funk Zone cocktail bar not happening.
••• Merci is getting close to introducing dinner service.
••• Paper menus at Aperitivo.
••• Happy Cat Eats looks to expand its outdoor seating.
••• Que profile.
••• Nightclub on lower State Street.
••• Cantwell’s new operator.
••• Update on Lucky Penny’s outpost in Los Olivos.
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HOT PROPERTY
Last week’s sales: San Roque cutie for $155,000 over asking price; apparent spec reno above Foothill Road; Concha Loma fixer with funky-shaped pool; Mesa two-bedroom; Mission Canyon house immediately put up for rent; Lake Los Carneros five-bedroom; and a couple of spiffer-uppers. See what sold—and for how much.
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ODDS & ENDS
••• A raft of store closings, including Far West Guns, Whitney Chic Boutique, Paradise Imports, and Caravan by KiKiSol.
••• More Mesa bluff erosion imperils homes (above).
••• Los Patos Way tenant confirmed.
••• “For lease” sign at Open Air Bicycles.
••• Drainage and slippery patching on the 101.
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