FOOD STUFF
••• Second impressions of Taqueria La Unica (above).
••• More on the restaurant and bars planned for the hotel in the former Forever 21 building.
••• What we can expect at Happy Cat Eats, opening soon at the beach.
••• The parking at RH’s forthcoming Montecito restaurant.
••• Sevtap Winery has a new tasting room.
••• The food selection at Santa Barbara Hives in Carpinteria.
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HOT PROPERTY
Noteworthy new listings: James Cameron’s Hollister Ranch compound for $33 million; 1915 gem on the Riviera; crisply renovated Hope Ranch midcentury; West Mesa shoebox; and more.
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ODDS & ENDS
••• Two more hotels are in the works (above).
••• New vintage shop downtown.
••• Tiny Funk Zone building slated to become a bar.
••• Rendering of the Indian Health Service clinic on State Street.
••• 35-unit apartment building proposed for W. Carrillo Street.
••• 47-unit apartment building proposed for S. Hope Avenue.
••• Kooky postal regulations.
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HOT PROPERTY
Last week’s sales: “Functional farmhouse” on Eucalyptus Hill for $7.385 million; oceanfront just off More Mesa; Hope Ranch house with horse facility; nice backyard in Park Highlands; 1903 Santa Barbara Structure of Merit downtown; 1927 San Roque house for $3.677 million; and more. See what sold—and for how much.
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