FOOD STUFF
••• Captain Fatty’s beer garden has opened (above).
••• Profile of Dang Burger, opening soon in Carpinteria.
••• Goleta brewpub said to be in the works.
••• Tamar is making progress on a permanent location.
••• Weekly delivery of Considered’s cold beverages.
••• Satellite is throwing a “barn rave” at its forthcoming annex.
••• Pressed Juicery shortened its name.
••• New name and menu for Sear Steakhouse in Solvang.
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JUST LISTED
Noteworthy new listings: Park Lane Supertuscan for $37 million; a slice of Padaro Lane beachfront; 1937 Colonial in the Lower Village; black spec reno in Mission Canyon; Lower Riviera townhome; family-friendly in Rincon Point; and more.
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ODDS & ENDS
••• The Miramar resort wants to add 15 apartments and 12 more shops.
••• Menswear store coming to the Montecito Country Mart (above).
••• Interior design firm opening shop/studio on State Street.
••• Karpeles Manuscript Library Museum building is on the market.
••• Distinctive Funk Zone building for sale.
••• Neal Feay’s fabulous London project revealed.
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NEWS ROUNDUP
••• Increased regulation likely for pandemic restaurant expansion (above).
••• The fall cruise season has begun.
••• List of Santa Barbara infrastructure projects.
••• An opponent for Das Williams.
••• Big downtown probation office moves forward.
••• The ongoing restoration of Hammond’s Meadow.
••• Santa Barbara Unified School District enrollment continues to drop.
••• Santa Barbara Humane expansion and the recreation of an airport hangar.
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Renaming the post office and spending $500 k to do it. Is another great example tax payers money being wasted. — Dan Kolodziejski
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The post office renaming will cost roughly $500,000 paid for by the USPS internal funds from stamps and fees. — Derek
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