FIRST LOOK
Exciting changes are proposed for a Santa Barbara landmark: a big chunk of the Andalucia Building on State Street is getting turned into a food-and-beverage complex.
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NEWS ROUNDUP 3/14
••• A damning investigation into Santa Barbara politics.
••• Santa Barbara County is expected to move to the red tier on Tuesday.
••• Vandenberg Air Force Base has a new name.
••• Popular Zumba instructor unhappy with the city’s Parks & Recreation Department.
••• The Sacred Space’s new vacation rental (above).
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FOOD STUFF
••• Tondi Gelato has opened on State Street (above).
••• Prawn chips and special dinners at Secret Bao.
••• Heartfelt staff tributes from Bell’s.
••• Preliminary menu at Vaquero Bar, part of Solvang’s ambitious Coast Range project.
••• Bank of Italy—Cocktail Trust is now open in Ventura.
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NEWS ROUNDUP 3/16
••• Santa Barbara County is back in the red tier.
••• SBPD chief puts subject of Los Angeles Magazine article on leave.
••• Homeless camps cleaned out.
••• Oil piers at Haskell’s Beach getting decommissioned.
••• Recent buyer of Mimosa Lane compound revealed.
••• Is Cabrillo Boulevard heading for trouble?
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ODDS & ENDS
••• The 265-acre More Mesa property is in escrow (above).
••• The Montecito Club seeks forgiveness.
••• An explanation for the holdup at Plaza de Vera Cruz.
••• Revisionist listing for a Crestview Lane house.
••• Where to donate old tools.
••• Mobile Covid-19 testing unit moving to East Beach.
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