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June 18, 2023

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Newsletter: June 18

June 18, 2023|by Erik Torkells

FOOD STUFF
••• The San Roque outpost of Renaud’s is expanding.
••• The city would like your input on outdoor dining.
••• Lighthouse Coffee is opening in Goleta.
••• More on the Corner Tap revamp.
••• Pokewaves has soft-opened.
••• Revolver’s salad dressings by the bottle.
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JUST LISTED
Noteworthy new listings: Brand-new estate in Toro Canyon asking $17.6 million; 1980s Mediterranean that immediately went into escrow; black-and-white flip on East Valley Road; 556-acre avocado-and-lemon farm above N. Patterson Avenue; Summerland hot potato; and more.

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ODDS & ENDS
••• UCSB Arts & Lectures announced its 2023-2024 season.
••• The Office of Angela Scott sample sale (above).
••• Casa del Herrero seeks donations for a community estate sale.
••• Wendy Foster’s Angel boutique is moving.
••• Ensemble Theatre Company’s restaurant drama.
••• Daniel Caesar at the Santa Barbara Bowl.
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NEWS ROUNDUP
••• The Miramar resort hopes to add more shops, restaurants, and employee housing.
••• Santa Barbara to go after illegal street-food vendors.
••• Speed limit reduced on five city streets.
••• Marine mammals in distress.
••• Cannabis tax revenues continue to disappoint.
••• The pole-dancing classes at Seventh Dimension Dance.
••• Update on the removal of oil industry infrastructure (above).
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WHERE IN SANTA BARBARA…?
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Just Listed

  • Megaterranean on 10 Acres in Carpinteria’s Rancho Monte Alegre
  • A Stunner on a Montecito Cul-de-Sac
  • Jeff Shelton’s Pistachio House in Downtown Santa Barbara
  • Chic New Construction Off Picacho Lane
  • Contemporary Drop-Down in Toro Canyon

Recent Comments

The old Victor the Florist shop at corner of Santa Barbara & Anapamu streets? — Peter

They can't even get the metro link linked! — Christine!A

Exactly this. I haven't heard any realistic alternatives yet. — BrR

The land is privately owned and zoned for development. What operates on it today exists at the discretion of the owners, and that can change… — BrR

Those tract homes are tacky and not good enough for precious Carpinteria. Carp deserves much better than those eye sores. — KK

It’s not vacant parcel: it’s a beautiful co-op organic farm, Farm Cart Organics, that feeds our community, and a farm school, Carpinteria Children’s Farm, and… — Sarah

Respectfully, there was never a version of development on this site that Carpinteria was going to welcome with open arms. That's the problem. Even if… — EM

My comment on your post here last June: https://www.sitelinesb.com/nearly-200-housing-units-proposed-for-the-carpinteria-bluffs/ “the developer is saying it’ll use the density bonus to accommodate the housing instead—and retain the… — SkyG

I’d definitely prefer a hotel with restaurant, farm, grounds, etc. than Orange County tract homes. — BW

For anyone curious, the "farm resort" initially proposed—and intensely resisted by Carpinteria residents—is described in this post: https://www.sitelinesb.com/99-room-farm-resort-proposed-for-the-carpinteria-bluffs/ — Erik Torkells

Restaurant News

  • A New Restaurant Space in Carpinteria
  • Rincon Brewery’s Funk Zone Outpost Is Closing
  • Yetz’s Bagels Opens in Goleta Tomorrow
  • Carpinteria’s Food Liaison Is Closing Its Cafe
  • Bluewater Grill Is Said to Be Closing Next Month

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Burning Questions

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