FOOD STUFF
••• The Whole Foods store is getting rearranged.
••• Shalhoob’s put up signage at its forthcoming Hollister Avenue location.
••• The Black Sheep cut its price.
••• Centennial Beer Hall sells kegs.
••• The Other Room in Los Olivos is creaking open.
••• Profile of Matty’s Hot Chicken.
••• The Ballard Inn’s restaurant reopened with a new menu.
••• Whiskey ‘N Rye barbecue in Solvang is said to be debuting this month.
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HOT PROPERTY
Last week’s sales: Hot in the Hedgerow; a 1922 house on a six-acre avocado farm; “a bold use of architectural materials” in the Upper East; the 1908 house on the forthcoming San Ysidro roundabout; a Golden Quadrangle teardown; and many more. See what sold—and for how much.
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ODDS & ENDS
••• Jenni Kayne is opening a second shop in Montecito.
••• More retail changes coming to the Upper Village.
••• The full-block Funk Zone development is up for discussion again.
••• UCSB Arts & Lectures announced its 2022-2023 season.
••• A shop called the Gypsys is opening in Santa Barbara.
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