FOOD STUFF
••• Beans BBQ has opened on State Street.
••• Lilac Patisserie has reopened with a limited menu.
••• Lighthouse Coffee is said to have bought Low Pigeon.
••• Chick-fil-A told to fix its traffic situation in 90 days.
••• Ventura Music Hall debuts March 22 with food from Ruff House BBQ.
••• Whole Foods’s dystopian future.
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JUST LISTED
Noteworthy new listings: Lower Riviera house that might actually be underpriced; a patchwork of styles on Hot Springs Road, a six-acre avocado ranch in Carpinteria; an ambitious Birnam Wood flip; a sweet Eucalyptus Hill fixer; and more.
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NEWS ROUNDUP
••• An update on the city’s bikeshare program.
••• Positive L.A. Times review for the Van Gogh show.
••• Board of supervisors gives in to the cannabis industry once again.
••• County district attorney won’t seek re-election.
••• Call for exhibitions at the upcoming Santa Barbara Fair & Expo.
••• Healthcare company signs big lease downtown.
••• The Sea Center on Stearns Wharf reopens March 12.
••• More changes in state mask guidelines.
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ODDS & ENDS
••• 30-room automated hotel in the works for Garden Street (above).
••• Update on the State Street undercrossing revamp.
••• Three more Santa Barbara Bowl shows, including the Chicks.
••• Chic Santa Ynez store popping up in Montecito.
••• Ribbon-cutting for the Las Positas-Modoc Road Multiuse Path.
••• Where to buy Jeff Shelton’s book.
••• What happened to the Four Freedoms murals on Anacapa Street.
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WHERE IN SANTA BARBARA…?
Congratulations to Brendan for identifying where where this was shot. We’ll play again Saturday morning.
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