CLOSING DOORS
A new pizzeria is taking over L’Antica Pizzeria Da Michele: “We started out very strong, but then we lost money the last two years,” explains Da Michele owner Francesco Zimone. He didn’t want to close the doors and leave employees stranded, so he waited till he found the right person to step in.
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HOT PROPERTY
Last week’s sales: Adam Levine’s Picacho Lane mansion for $57.25 million; 1950s Riven Rock for $6.75 million off the initial asking price; California cottage near the Lower Village; midcentury project in Montecito; cool bones on Glendessary Lane; El Caserio cottage for $480,000 over ask; and more. See what sold—and for how much.
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ODDS & ENDS
••• The Fess Parker Inn in Los Olivos wants to double in size.
••• New jewelry boutique at the Montecito Country Mart.
••• The Well bought a 9.13-acre property in Carpinteria.
••• Santa Barbara Botanic Garden’s temporary casitas to be unveiled.
••• The Central Coast AirFest is coming up.
••• Taj Mahal, Patty Griffin, and Madeleine Peyroux in concert.
••• Janeane Garofalo to speak here.
••• The latest with Rincon Island.
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