Newsletter: October 29

FOOD STUFF
••• Starbucks is coming to the Funk Zone.
••• Brophy Bros. has plans to expand (above).
••• New ownership for Louie’s California Bistro at the Upham hotel.
••• Merci’s takeout roast chicken for two.
••• Presqu’ile Winery bought land formerly used to grow cannabis.
••• Pueblo Pollo is said to be reopening in Isla Vista.
••• A change in direction at Linden Hall.
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JUST LISTED
Noteworthy new listings: A Montecito classic, complete with tower; woodsy midcentury by Lockwood de Forest; winning new-build steps from the Upper Village; 1946 Alex D’Alfonso on E. De La Guerra Road; Riviera semi-remodel; and more.

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NEWS ROUNDUP
••• The State Street Advisory Committee met again (above).
••• Blissful Boutiques makers market lost its lease at Paseo Nuevo.
••• The city council approved new regulations for restaurant parklets.
••• The Land Trust bought 48 acres on the Gaviota Coast.
••• California Highway Patrol decided to stay and renovate its Calle Real office.
••• Progress for improvements at the Goleta Butterfly Grove.
••• Looking back at when a rich homeowner let self-described hobos live on her property.
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WHERE IN SANTA BARBARA…?
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