FOOD STUFF
••• Summerland’s new bookstore now has a café (above).
••• Taproom coming to lower State Street.
••• Savoy Cafe & Deli changed its mind about dinner.
••• Weekly Petros pop-up.
••• Namaste Indian Bistro has opened.
••• Mesa ice cream shop to become a deli.
••• Milk & Honey is under new ownership.
••• Profiles of the Sando Truck and Del Pueblo Café.
••• Revisiting Barbareño.
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JUST LISTED
Noteworthy new listings: Hope Ranch house that feels like a hotel; $16.5 million Padaro Lane flip turned around in a few weeks; contemporary with character above E. Mountain Drive; Arcady fixer with floor plan issues; a wood-shingled throwback on the Mesa; Montecito Shores condo for $6.5 million; and more.
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NEWS ROUNDUP
••• How the Montecito Planning Commission shot itself in the foot (above).
••• Biltmore’s family pool complex moves forward in slightly smaller form.
••• Isla Vista now has a vending machine with Narcan, fentanyl test strips, and emergency contraceptives.
••• Land preservation on Goleta ballot.
••• Another Huguette Clark estate is on the market.
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I couldn't agree more. I really like Little Doms too. Restaurants often adapt and change after they open so hopefully they will find a happy… — Jilt
Sigh…..first Alma now Bar Lou. As a Little Doms regular patron I was hoping for more of the same from this location. In terms of… — Cheryl
And, BTW, Stella Mare does a great 10oz NY w/frites for $40. — DG
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I thought the decor of Oliver’s looked like an airport Radisson. Bar Lou us cozy and classic. The steak frites is expensive but it’s fantastic.… — J
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