CLOSING DOORS
Coast Village Road mainstay Cava is closing after 25 years: “It is gratifying to end Cava’s long run on a positive note, with heads held high, as we do right by employees, customers and vendors alike,” says owner Carlos López-Hollis. And its siblings—Carlito’s downtown and Dos Carlito’s in Santa Ynez—are still going strong.
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JUST LISTED
Noteworthy new listings: The Hedgerow house of your dreams; turnkey Riviera with a swanky roof deck; mountain views on Pepper Hill for $8.5 million; big and brawny in Glen Oaks; an attempt to flip some architectural quirk; midcentury with potential in Coast Village; and more.
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FOOD STUFF
••• Funk Zone favorite the Nook has a new owner, but nothing is changing for now.
••• Woody’s BBQ is closing after 37 years.
••• The food menu at the Cajé café near the Arlington Theatre.
••• Whole Foods to test cashier-less shopping.
••• Sea Stephanie Fish’s delightfully salty T-shirt.
••• A peek inside Rory’s Place, long in the works in Ojai.
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NEWS ROUNDUP
••• Carpinteria’s Avocado Festival has been canceled.
••• A step forward for 78-unit apartment building just off lower State Street.
••• Analyzing the dire water situation.
••• City council candidates Kristen Sneddon and Barrett Reed debate.
••• The transportation chief who claimed religious discrimination has resigned.
••• Why the bird refuge smells so bad; waxing salon opens downtown.
••• Cox Communications to install gas-powered generators all over the area.
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ODDS & ENDS
••• Paso Robles is angling to become a spaceport.
••• The increase in Hope Ranch construction permits.
••• Kids’ activity center MyGym is coming to De La Vina.
••• Wine store opening on upper State Street.
••• DJ Javier’s towel collaboration with the Museum of Contemporary Art.
••• The big cannabis shop on Santa Claus Lane.
••• Cannabis By the Sea magazine.
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WHERE IN SANTA BARBARA…?
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