FOOD STUFF
••• First impressions of Dang Burger (above).
••• New bar in the former Crush Bar & Tap space.
••• The San Ysidro Ranch’s bar is open.
••• Another outpost of Wingstop.
••• Augie’s is getting close to reopening.
••• Lito’s remodeled.
••• Ojai’s Farmer and the Cook has a new cookbook.
••• Solvang restaurant closes after six weeks.
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HOT PROPERTY
Last week’s sales: Ennisbrook five-bedroom for $7.1 million; Lower Village farmhouse with attached ADU; Hope Ranch fixer; 2005 Spanish-style five-bedroom in San Roque; Craftsman condo; midcentury fixer on the Lower Riviera; 1921 cottage; and more. See what sold—and for how much.
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NEWS ROUNDUP
••• The State Street Promenade now has a one-block bike lane.
••• The Coral Casino intends to reopen in January.
••• Replay toy store has closed after the owner passed away.
••• An effort to determine whether Rincon Point beach is public or private property.
••• Amazon liquidation store opens in Lompoc.
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