EXCLUSIVE
RH, as Restoration Hardware is now known, is moving to Montecito’s Upper Village.
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ANOTHER EXCLUSIVE
A heavy hitter in the L.A. design scene is turning the Black Sheep’s former space into a farm-to-table restaurant/shop.
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FOOD STUFF
••• The Study Hall bar in Isla Vista has closed.
••• The Plaza Deli has closed.
••• Perennial vegan pop-up Rascal’s found a permanent home.
••• Opening forecast for Dave’s Drip House ice cream and cereal bar.
••• “Modern coffee experience” coming to Isla Vista.
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ODDS & ENDS
••• Two prominent properties in Summerland have changed hands.
••• Four Highway 101 ramps are slated to reopen in coming weeks.
••• New owner for downtown art gallery.
••• Coast Village Road fitness studio has opened.
••• Vintage pop-up at the Magic Castle Cabaret.
••• Santa Barbara Island is closed to due to storm damage.
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NEWS ROUNDUP
••• Highway 154 was closed due to a rockslide (but has since reopened).
••• Coral Casino update.
••• Historic Goleta farmhouse to open for tours (above).
••• How the state’s requirement for new housing is affecting local municipalities.
••• Big plans for Dos Pueblos Ranch.
••• A screed about Santa Barbara’s “disgusting downtown mess.”
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WHERE IN SANTA BARBARA…?
Congratulations to Tal for identifying where this was shot. We’ll play again Saturday morning.
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