FOOD STUFF
••• First look at the new farmers’ market layout.
••• La Cantina in Turnpike Center is close to opening (above).
••• Yona Redz has closed in advance of a move further uptown.
••• Cuso’s Creamery is open.
••• Poutine truck coming to Carpinteria.
••• Pony in Santa Ynez will close before reopening as Pony Cocktails + Kitchen.
••• The 40th-annual Santa Barbara Vintners Festival.
••• Little Bird Kitchen profile.
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HOT PROPERTY
Last week’s sales: Spiffy Padaro Lane beachfront for $19.5 million; Romero Canyon spec reno; off-market three-bedroom in Bel Air Knolls; Tudor townhome walkable to Butterfly Beach; East Mesa fixer; San Roque Spanish; and more. See what sold—and for how much.
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ODDS & ENDS
••• A long stretch of Route 192 will be closed for five weeks.
••• Ace Rivington is moving next door (above).
••• Warlock shop to open at Victoria Court.
••• Tamsen Gallery is taking over the Maune Contemporary space.
••• Elvn is relocating within the Funk Zone.
••• Travel expert Rick Steves to speak here.
••• More on the Jeff Shelton building coming to Equestrian Avenue (and his next book).
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SHOP TO IT
A year and a half after opening in Montecito’s Upper Village, Wunderkind has expanded to Coast Village Road. The new shop is three times as large as the original boutique, with merchandise that’s decidedly more casual—and includes menswear.
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