FOOD NEWS
••• The New Palihouse hotel’s restaurant and bar.
••• Two Low Pigeon alumni have launched Coastal Coffee Collective (above).
••• Bell’s made a prestigious list of best American restaurants.
••• Chef announced for La Paloma Cafe.
••• Locally made bone broth.
••• Root 246 has closed.
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WELCOME WAGON
Inside Tina Frey’s lovely new Montecito shop: The San Francisco–based designer casts functional objects in resin, creating organic shapes in colors across the spectrum.
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NEWS ROUNDUP
••• Pushback for the new police headquarters (above).
••• County Board of Supervisors wants churches to be more open.
••• Water treatment plant to get Tesla batteries.
••• Progress on making parking kiosks automated.
••• Debris nets extended.
••• Olive Mill roundabout moves forward.
••• Sonic boom this Saturday.
••• Time to stop obsessing over cleaning surfaces.
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PRICE CUTS
The week’s noteworthy price adjustments include a former monastery price-chopped by $3 million, a pair of beachfront properties, misbegotten architecture on the Riviera, a Birnam Wood house with two personalities, and a tile lover’s dream.
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ODDS & ENDS
••• A way to keep houseguests out of your house.
••• Renovated midcentury available for rent (above).
••• The Montecito section of the Highway 101 widening project was denied funding for now.
••• New grading regulations.
••• MarBorg’s Christmas gift to you.
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Recent Comments
Nowhere (at least as a result of this project, which doesn't include the land Lama Dog is on). — Erik Torkells
Where is Lama dog Going????? — Michelle Leavitt
Agreed. It is so lacking in character as to be offensive. I thought it was a hospital when I first saw the renderings. The Funk… — Nathan
The pool in the shaded courtyard?!?!? It will get direct sunlight about 2 hours of the day, otherwise its will be shaded. Nobody will use… — Dave Sims
Is this opposite where the Wrights had proposed an aquarium and hotel? — Ed
This is the most non-descript looking hotel. Looks more like an office building — Brig D.
Developers are taking all of the funk out of the Funk Zone. What’s the point of calling it that anymore? — Patty K
Well said Pablo — Linda M
So boring. — June
Will be going to Merci for the burger pop-up. Thanks for putting us on notice about the banana pudding…quick plug for the duck leg confit… — Nicolas