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May 18, 2022

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Newsletter: May 18

May 18, 2022|by Erik Torkells

FOOD STUFF
••• Fairview Gardens has closed for a “major redesign.”
••• The Kitchen restaurant incubator appears to be off.
••• Downtown McDonald’s to close in July.
••• Julia Child–inspired specials on many menus this week.
••• Provençal dinner by Two Baking Brits at the Daisy.
••• Alma Fonda Fina appears to have hit a snag.
••• Priedite Barbecue is smoking chicken.
••• Hawaiian hot dogs at Hustle & Grind.
••• Ventura’s Model Citizen launches Sunday brunch.
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HOT PROPERTY
What sold last week—and for how much: A pair of big ones on Shepard Mesa; successful flips in the Upper East and Ennisbrook; Montecito Tuscan for just under $13 million; the house across from the Cold Spring trailhead; and more.

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ODDS & ENDS
••• The CircaTerra travel store is closing at the end of June.
••• One of the Sheffield Drive onramps is expected to reopen a month early.
••• Local interior designer John De Bastiani’s new collection of outdoor fabric.
••• A visit to StretchLab in Montecito.
••• Striking contemporary house proposed for Cliff Drive.
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