FOOD STUFF
••• Chick-fil-A has reopened.
••• Mister Softee is opening downtown.
••• Sushi by Scratch Restaurants lost its Michelin star.
••• Foxtail Kitchen to change name and concept
••• Street kitchen on the State Street Promenade.
••• Update on Ocean Fathoms’s legal trouble.
••• Santa Barbara Vintners Festival is in October.
••• The tipping conundrum at Sama Sama.
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JUST LISTED
Noteworthy new listings: The extraordinary Whale House in Mission Canyon; 13,231-square-footer off the Hot Springs Trailhead; new ocean-view construction in Hollister Ranch and Ventura; revamped design for rebuilding Richard Neutra’s Slavin House on the Riviera; West Mesa spec reno; and more.
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TOURIST FOR A DAY
Who hasn’t seen the Land Shark amphibious vehicle driving around and wondered what the experience is like? There was only one way to find out.
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ODDS & ENDS
••• Two Upper Village shops are moving.
••• San Roque’s Skin Deep is in new hands.
••• A visit to the refreshed Sacred Space (above).
••• Caruso has introduced a loyalty program.
••• More housing for the homeless.
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WHERE IN SANTA BARBARA…?
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