FOOD STUFF
••• The San Roque outpost of Jeannine’s will not reopen to the public.
••• One of State Street’s Indian restaurants has closed.
••• Three Mesa establishments want to add permanent parklets.
••• New marshmallow maker (above).
••• O Nigiri has taken the place of Shintori Sushi.
••• First impressions of a Napa taqueria’s foray into Ventura.
••• The raddest restaurant merch in town.
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JUST LISTED
Noteworthy new listings: A zhushfest way above E. Mountain Drive; TV Hill party palace; Ennisbrook single-level; something unique on Hidden Valley Lane; modest architecture in Campanil; Modern Zen in Rancho San Antonio; and more.
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NEWS ROUNDUP
••• The federal raid on a Carpinteria business.
••• Likely start date for the final phase of Highway 101 widening.
••• More women’s apparel on Coast Village Road.
••• Update on the removal of ficus trees on Milpas Street.
••• This year’s Fiesta parade route.
••• New jewelry repair shop.
••• Possible shift in the deadlock over Sable Offshore’s attempt to restart operations.
••• Ventura will reopen Main Street to cars in the fall (above).
••• Outsourcing at Edhat.
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