FOOD STUFF
••• Derf’s future is uncertain after the end of the year.
••• Fresco Cafe has set an opening date for its new location downtown.
••• Beans BBQ is closing.
••• The owners of Brewhouse are selling to longtime customers.
••• Industrial Eats is expanding again.
••• The Apricot Lane Farms cookbook is available for preorder.
••• An update on Pepe’s Mexican Restaurant in Goleta.
••• Kyle’s Kitchen has opened a taproom.
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HOT PROPERTY
Last week’s sales: Glamorous Arcady Neoclassical for $18.25 million; 1922 George Washington Smith for $14.25 million; Coast Village new-build for $13.6 million; Supertuscan for $9 million; the Hedgerow sprawler that could pass for an apartment complex; Brutalism on Conejo Road; the vacant lot in the Hot Springs curve; and many more. See what sold—and for how much.
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ODDS & ENDS
••• A climbing gym is opening in Noleta.
••• A chance to see inside nine interesting properties (photo by Erin Feinblatt).
••• Bold attempt to flip a Pacaso share.
••• Interior designer’s warehouse sale.
••• Highway 101 offramp reopening early.
••• Paintings by Bobbie Burgers at Caldwell Snyder.
••• The Cult is coming to town.
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