FOOD STUFF
••• First impressions of Milio’s Pizza.
••• Wella’s Soul Food has pressed pause.
••• A longer look at Field + Fort’s offshoot in Carpinteria.
••• The construction at Rusty’s Pizza on upper State Street.
••• The Santa Barbara Vintners Festival is in October.
••• Much-anticipated Edna partially opened near San Luis Obispo.
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HOT PROPERTY
Last week’s sales: Southwestern aerie in Toro Canyon for $6.3 million; Spanish Colonial in a prime Golden Quadrangle location; E. Mountain Drive compound; off-market in Hope Ranch; West Mesa spec reno for $4.595 million; Camino Viejo fixer; the former hovel on Coyote Road; and more. See what sold—and for how much.
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ODDS & ENDS
••• A new beauty collective in the Funk Zone.
••• Clare Swan rebranded her Upper Village shop.
••• The Men’s Den opened in the Funk Zone.
••• Photo show at Seimandi & Leprieur (above).
••• Martial arts studio near Gelson’s.
••• Planned Parenthood’s big book sale is coming up.
••• 25-unit apartment complex with no parking proposed for W. Los Olivos Street.
••• Questions about the earth movers near the San Marcos Foothills Preserve and the corner of Castillo and W. Montecito.
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