FOOD STUFF
••• Kin Bakeshop doughnut pop-up.
••• The revamped Corazón Cocina outpost at the Project.
••• This year’s Santa Barbara Harbor & Seafood Festival has been canceled.
••• In praise of the Good Plow’s fried oyster mushrooms.
••• A profile of farmer Pearl Munak.
••• Quasi-recipe for Field + Fort’s shakshuka.
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JUST LISTED
Noteworthy new listings: an Eastside house where it’s still 1956; a chilly contemporary in the Golden Quadrangle; panoramic views in Mission Canyon; 10 acres above San Roque; an Oak Park multiplex; and a fixer on the back of the Riviera.
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ODDS & ENDS
••• Jake & Jones is hosting a big market at the Presidio.
••• The forest closure has been extended.
••• Local jewelry brand opening a store downtown.
••• The Montecito Motor Classic is coming up (above).
••• Screening of a film about Black cowboys in L.A.
••• Last week’s “Where in Santa Barbara…?” answer.
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NEWS ROUNDUP
••• Governor Newsom signs housing bills that could make neighborhoods much denser.
••• The renovation of Ortega Park finally moves forward.
••• Unanticipated drop in cannabis-tax revenues.
••• County considers more stringent cannabis permitting.
••• The rumored settlement for Santa Barbara’s transportation chief.
••• The unvaccinated dominate local Covid hospitalizations.
••• Goleta formalizes in-lieu fees for affordable housing.
••• Carpinteria is shifting to electing its city council by district.
••• New water stations at Alameda and Shoreline parks.
••• Dangerous citrus pest found in Santa Barbara County.
••• 82-unit apartment complex on Milpas gets approved.
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WHERE IN SANTA BARBARA…?
Congratulations to Tom Stanley for correctly identifying where this was shot. We’ll play again Saturday morning.
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