
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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