FOOD STUFF
••• A new restaurant and bar appear to be opening on Coast Village Road.
••• Au Bon Climat winemaker Jim Clendenen has died.
••• Bree’osh’s second outpost is now fully open.
••• Crushcakes to open a beer and wine bar in downtown Santa Barbara.
••• California might make takeout cocktails permanently legal.
••• Persona Pizza has a new name.
••• Sunstone’s plans for a Funk Zone tasting room and Goleta cannabis shop.
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BURNING QUESTIONS
“I was wondering if you can do some digging on the historic Timbers Restaurant in Goleta, right off the 101,” emailed S. “I believe it’s owned by Sandy Boyd, who founded two chain restaurants/cafés in California: Espresso Roma and Fresh Choice. But nothing much seems to have been done with it, at least from what you can see from the highway. Maybe there’s an interesting story here?” There certainly is—and a local restaurant has plans to open soon.
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NEWS ROUNDUP
••• Santa Barbara’s July 4 fireworks show appears to be back.
••• Acme Hospitality has opened two hotels in Gold Country (above).
••• Carpinteria extends ordinance that allows businesses to operate in the street.
••• The quest to buy a Summerland farm.
••• Inadequate funding for cannabis enforcement.
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ODDS & ENDS
••• Shop for tweens opening in Montecito’s Upper Village (above).
••• California is once again allowing open houses.
••• East Camino Cielo has reopened.
••• Phish is playing the Santa Barbara Bowl.
••• Two interesting developments in Los Alamos, including a three-room motel comprising three historic structures relocated to the site.
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