FOOD STUFF
••• First look at the menus for Taqueria La Unica and Three Monkeys.
••• Satellite is expanding.
••• Fast-casual chain Luna Grill said to be opening in Montecito and Isla Vista.
••• New database of local happy hours.
••• Tamar is on hiatus.
••• Hook & Press debuted crullers.
••• The Shalhoob’s bar at the Public Market.
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HOT PROPERTY
Last week’s sales: Eucalyptus Hill Megaterranean for $12.1 million; new construction in the Montecito Ranch Estates compound; single-level on La Cumbre’s 1st green; Bel Air Knolls spec reno for $4.425 million; deconstructed Tuscan; 1958 California cottage on Gibraltar Road; San Roque turnkey for $3.575 million; and more. See what sold—and for how much.
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ODDS & ENDS
••• New building to include Cantwell’s Market (above).
••• The Beads shop reopens this weekend with a new name.
••• The owners of Skin Deep salon/shop are retiring by June.
••• Local businesses are planning a “vintage crawl” on Saturday.
••• A chance to see classic films on the big screen.
••• Paintings by Betty Lane and Christoper Noxon at Sullivan Goss.
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