
FOOD STUFF
••• A new restaurant in the former Courthouse Tavern space (above).
••• Azul says it’ll open next week.
••• City officials did the Daisy wrong.
••• “Speakeasy” said to be coming to the San Ysidro Ranch.
••• Bell’s raised its dinner price.
••• Sunburst and Dang Burger are 21-and-over till the new liquor license arrives.
••• Bettina’s popular cheesy bread.
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HOT PROPERTY
Last week’s sales: Shoreline Park neighbor for $8.5 million; half-built knoll-top estate for $27 million; Cove House’s spec reno behind Eucalyptus Hill; the 1920 Riviera house where the trees were illegally cut down; 1958 Lower Riviera two-bedroom with guest apartment; and more. See what sold—and for how much.
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ODDS & ENDS
••• The Biltmore is adding a bunch of shops (above).
••• A massive construction project in front of the hotel.
••• Vuori has moved into the Athleta space.
••• “Sock-skating rink” on MOXI’s rooftop.
••• Protea garden tours in the Santa Ynez Valley.
••• Gregory Alan Isakov to play the Arlington Theatre.
••• Explanation for the Rosewood Miramar Beach’s Italian flag.
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