ODDS & ENDS
••• The world’s biggest bounce house is coming to town.
••• Farmer & the Flea is moving to Santa Barbara.
••• The Summer Solstice Celebration announced its 2022 theme.
••• Upcoming concerts by Maren Morris, Mary Chapin Carpenter, and King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard.
••• A heck of a price hike on Sand Point Road.
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FOOD STUFF
••• A new Chick-fil-A is in the works.
••• Shalhoob Meat Company is opening at the Public Market—and reportedly another restaurant in town.
••• Montecito Deli might get reinvented with an “Italian, Jewish twist.”
••• What new owners have in store for two Stearns Wharf restaurants.
••• Hibachi Steak House & Sushi Bar by Something’s Fishy has opened.
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JUST LISTED
Noteworthy new listings: Hope Ranch “postmodern” trying for an ambitious flip; a big old pile in Montecito; French Normandy in Glen Oaks; a large Westside house with a dramatic wet bar; San Roque turnkey; Goleta midcentury; and more.
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NEWS ROUNDUP
••• Cannabis revenue is projected to be 33% less than forecast.
••• Santa Barbara looks at raising parking rates.
••• Cruise ships are expected to return this month.
••• Judge rules against Randall Road Debris Basin holdout.
••• Board of supervisors voted to nix ExxonMobil’s trucking plan.
••• Cottage Hospital’s emergency room is getting renovated.
••• Possible name change for the Music Academy of the West.
••• Fires banned in the Santa Barbara front country.
••• The Rite Aid on State Street has closed.
••• Republican candidate for state assembly.
••• What life is like for a Montecito real estate agent.
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BURNING QUESTIONS
“I was just wondering if there have been any updates to the announcement back in 2020 of Delta suspending service to SBA,” asked S. “I’d love to know if/when the airline is returning.” Here’s the answer.
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WHERE IN SANTA BARBARA…?
Congratulations to Nicolas for correctly identifying where this was shot. We’ll play again Saturday morning.
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