FOOD STUFF
••• Malibu Farms at the Miramar has closed for good.
••• First look at the menu at Secret Bao, which officially opens today (above).
••• Wylde Works’s new State Street brewery will include food service.
••• Santa Barbara County approved commercial home kitchens.
••• Merci added a vegetarian sandwich.
••• Ventura’s cool Frontside Cafe.
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JUST LISTED
Notable new listings: a Sears kit cottage on a sweet little downtown street; a turnkey four-bedroom in the Golden Quadrangle, an Ortega Ridge property in want of updates, a nice Hedgerow house next to a construction site, Hope Ranch ocean views, and more.
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MORE FOOD STUFF
The Nook is changing hands—and eventually concepts. The restaurant sharing space with Topa Topa and Lama Dog will soon be under new ownership.
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NEWS ROUNDUP
••• Santa Barbara County is getting close to the red tier.
••• Santa Barbara’s mayor wants to create official homeless encampments.
••• Stylish hotel and intriguing restaurant opening in Ojai (above).
••• How one organization would address the homeless situation.
••• More on the cannabis operators hoping to open shops in the county.
••• The push for a State Street master plan.
••• Local politician could be appointed to the California Coastal Commission.
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ODDS & ENDS
••• A look back at the Tea Gardens above Montecito (above).
••• The plan for a splash playground near the harbor.
••• Carey Mulligan to be honored by the Santa Barbara International Film Festival and how to watch the festival from home.
••• Hope Ranch rental comes with priority access to private jet.
••• More on the plan to extend the new Hot Springs sidewalk.
••• Furniture showroom opening on State Street.
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