FIRST LOOK
The fencing has been removed from around the newly renovated Cabrillo Pavilion at East Beach, which allows for a closer look at the building and peeks inside some of the windows. Come see what I saw….
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FOOD STUFF
••• The Saturday farmers’ market gets a temporary reprieve.
••• Caruso’s (above) is only letting hotel guests book during prime dinner hours.
••• Bouchon now offering takeout.
••• Stonehouse menu includes Plow & Angel dishes.
••• German restaurant closed after 75 years.
••• Zizzo’s Coffeehouse & Brew Pub closed.
••• Fresh olive oil from the Santa Inés Mission.
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WEATHER FORECAST
“June Gloom will be upon us all week,” says Jack Martin of Action Roofing. “It looks like each day we’ll see the sun break out after lunch or thereabout. Even the valleys will see some fog, just breaking sooner than along the coast. We could go on and talk about the specifics of a deeper marine layer into mid to late week, but it doesn’t really change things much. There is no excitement in our forecast—just standard June weather.” Email [email protected] to receive daily updates.
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NEWS ROUNDUP
••• Local health officials are concerned about hospital capacity.
••• Nursing homes proving vulnerable to Covid-19.
••• UCSB to hold most fall classes online.
••• Temporary bridge being installed on E. Mountain Drive.
••• Montecito Water District’s big vote.
••• Illegal fireworks.
••• Historic downtown building to reopen after renovation (above).
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ODDS & ENDS
••• First public hearing on the full-block Funk Zone development.
••• Hope Ranch estate going under the hammer.
••• Community meetings about cannabis shops.
••• A peek inside Jeff Shelton’s El Andaluz condo complex.
••• Historical photo of the Mission.
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