
FOOD STUFF
••• Fast-casual farm-to-table restaurant opening soon in Carpinteria.
••• Barb’s Pies has no plans to reopen elsewhere.
••• Spiffy signage at Alessia Patisserie & Cafe.
••• A treat at Bristol Farms.
••• The new Ojai Community Farmers’ Market.
••• Dueling profiles of El Encanto’s chef.
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JUST LISTED
Noteworthy new listings: Funky midcentury oceanfront on the far side of More Mesa; a cool little Mesa house; a pair of one-bedroom cottages on Padaro Lane; Monterey Colonial in the Golden Quadrangle; attempted flip of a 1925 charmer next to Rocky Nook Park; an alfresco spread in the foothills; Bel Air Knolls spec reno; and many more.
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NEWS ROUNDUP
••• Another chunk of Highway 101 will be under construction for years.
••• Santa Barbara County has entered the yellow tier.
••• The city is looking for a hotel to house the homeless.
••• Inside a fashion-company founder’s Montecito estate (above).
••• A new company that does composting for you.
••• Chapala Street lane reduction.
••• El Capitán State Beach closure pushed back.
••• Sexual harassment lawsuit against former Santa Barbara finance director.
••• Music Academy of the West’s 2021 season announced.
••• The upcoming Santa Barbara Studio Artists open studio tour.
••• The Biden administration’s effort to retool Section 1031 exchanges.
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ODDS & ENDS
••• The Marshalls building is on the market again.
••• Rosewood Miramar Beach’s fashion promotion (above).
••• Toad the Wet Sprocket and Judy Collins at the Lobero Theatre.
••• Chelsea Handler at the Santa Barbara Bowl.
••• Revised design for the airport addition.
••• Park Lane lot division.
••• Shopkeepers hosts the fashion brand Shand.
••• Gaviota rest areas closed in both directions till February.
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