FOOD STUFF
••• Trattoria Vittoria has closed after 18 years.
••• Jonesy’s Fried Chicken is opening in Goleta (above).
••• The new headquarters of Cutler’s Artisan Spirits will include a restaurant.
••• Expanded hours at Dang Burger.
••• Pascucci’s salad dressing.
••• Santa Barbara Smokehouse has been sold.
••• Checking in on Rory’s Other Place and Hotel El Roblar in Ojai.
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HOT PROPERTY
Last week’s sales: James Cameron’s Hollister Ranch compound for $26 million; a 1919 Reginald Davis Johnson house atop a Riviera ridge; sleek Toro Canyon contemporary on 160 acres; two-bedroom condo in Carpinteria’s Villa Sortino for $4.6 million; Mesa house for $4.215 million; and more. See what sold—and for how much. (Photo by Eric Foote.)
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ODDS & ENDS
••• The most interesting new lodging in town (above).
••• The city is seeking standardized ADU designs.
••• Gibraltar Road, East Camino Cielo Road, and Barker Pass Road have reopened.
••• Mayweather Boxing + Fitness studio has closed.
••• Ensemble Theatre Company’s next guided trip.
••• Asher Market’s Santa Ynez location has moved.
••• New vinyl and vintage shop in Solvang.
••• “Where in Santa Barbara…?” answer.
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