FOOD STUFF
••• S.Y. Kitchen’s new sister restaurant is slowly opening.
••• Another baker is delivering treats (above).
••• M. Special’s State Street brewpub opens to the public next week.
••• Mesa Burger’s Montecito upcharge.
••• Old Town Coffee is now roasting beans.
••• Vestiges of Sambo’s.
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HOT PROPERTY
Another week, another dozen sales—including a big price for a Mediterranean Montecito mansion, another dud of an auction, and a campy Hope Ranch villa.
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WEATHER FORECAST
“Monday and Tuesday, we’ll get a warm-up as high pressure builds in closer,” says Jack Martin of Action Roofing. “Wednesday and Thursday will be cooler, with fog. And next weekend looks like seasonable weather and smoke out of the picture.” Email [email protected] to receive daily updates.
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NEWS ROUNDUP
••• Highway 101 widening to start moving north soon.
••• Parking citations on Fernald Point Lane (above).
••• Expanding Covid-19 outbreak at Santa Barbara County Jail.
••• Cold Spring School bond moves forward.
••• Progress for coastal trail through Carpinteria.
••• Discussions with school-board candidates.
••• Society columnist Richard Mineards.
••• What living near a cannabis farm is like.
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ODDS & ENDS
••• Anacapa Island will likely close to visitors next fall.
••• New drawings of the new Summerland Elementary School.
••• Help beautify the Moullet House (above).
••• Caltrans plans to remove the Alamo Pintado Creek Pedestrian Bridge.
••• Film about woman who swam across the Santa Barbara Channel.
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PRICE CUTS
Perhaps because the market is insane, only a handful of properties have felt the need to reduce their prices this week. One was a Montecito villa that’s now 57% off the original $22 million price….
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