FOOD STUFF
••• The Cantwell’s Market lot is slated for development (above).
••• Corazón Comedor’s new breakfast/brunch menu.
••• Chase Restaurant & Lounge has been sold.
••• Cat Cora left Mesa Burger.
••• La Paloma restarted lunch service.
••• Another Los Olivos tasting room is in the works.
••• Sproutcraft Creamery vegan dinner.
••• Santa Barbara Restaurant Week is coming up.
••• New event space at San Ysidro Ranch’s Stonehouse.
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ODDS & ENDS
••• A new fitness studio is opening downtown (above).
••• Ellen and Portia actually took a loss on that Hedgerow house.
••• Yet another Santa Barbara hotel has been sold.
••• Italian Pottery Outlet is celebrating its 40th anniversary.
••• The Santa Ynez Inn has changed its name.
••• Brad Paisley to play the Santa Barbara Bowl.
••• Mark Morris Dance Group is coming to town.
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NEWS ROUNDUP
••• Santa Barbara might crack down on vacation rentals.
••• Hundreds of Isla Vista apartment residents getting kicked out.
••• City council makes “renovictions” harder.
••• Monopoly is working on a Santa Barbara edition.
••• The tree of the month is the pink trumpet tree.
••• Poppy boutique is closing (above).
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