FOOD STUFF
••• Funk Zone tasting room shake-up.
••• Montecito Wine Bistro has closed for a revamp.
••• Enthusiastic recommendation for Ruff House Barbecue’s pop-ups (photo by John Troxell).
••• Priedite Barbecue is going to take pre-orders on certain weekends.
••• Courthouse Tavern to soft-open soon.
••• Riviera Bar appears to be getting closer.
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JUST LISTED
Noteworthy new listings: A house that demands a closetful of caftans; East Coast style on Eucalyptus Hill; oceanfront fixer/teardown on Summerland’s Finney Street; a mystery on Miramar Beach; family-friendly in suburban Montecito; Riven Rock Road contemporary; another Hope Ranch fixer; and many more.
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ODDS & ENDS
••• A settlement in the matter of the derelict Summerland house.
••• You can finally see the results of the Santa Barbara Museum of Art’s six-year renovation.
••• In June, Santa Barbara hotel rooms were 20% more expensive than in 2019.
••• An update on the revamping of Dwight Murphy Field.
••• Paul Thorn and Will Breman at the Lobero.
••• In search of black-and-white photography.
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NEWS ROUNDUP
••• Paso Robles light show is morphing into an “outdoor museum.”
••• Santa Barbara’s transportation czar claims his religious activities have been held against him.
••• Researchers are looking into why California bluffs collapse.
••• Electric-vehicle charging lot proposed for Chapala and Cabrillo.
••• Members appointed to the State Street commission.
••• East Beach Inn wants a variance.
••• Mountain lion spotted in Samarkand.
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WHERE IN SANTA BARBARA…?
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