CLOSING DOORS
After 37 years, Paradise Cafe has closed for good, and Acme Hospitality is working on a new concept for the space.
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WELCOME BACK
C’est Cheese’s founders are opening a new cheese shop in the same space, with most of the same staff.
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JUST LISTED
The new listings keep coming…. Notable ones this week include one of the nicer houses in Bel Air Knolls, 2.9 acres in Ennisbrook, yet another house on School House Road, and a bunch that haven’t changed hands in decades.
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FOOD STUFF
••• Mony’s is making breakfast burritos under the Mamacita’s brand.
••• The Bucket Brigade wants you to grow produce for the needy.
••• Caruso’s and Malibu Farm now only take phone reservations.
••• Tamales at Draughtsmen Aleworks.
••• Mesa Pizza vs. Grubhub.
••• Backstage Kitchen & Bar has opened on State Street.
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WEATHER FORECAST
“We’ll be enjoying summer-like weather though the weekend, with a mini heat wave to follow,” says Jack Martin of Action Roofing. Email [email protected] to receive daily updates.
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NEWS ROUNDUP
••• Santa Barbara County is inching closer to the red tier.
••• The state has allowed nail salons to open.
••• Isla Vista landlords cracking down on partying.
••• East Beach construction.
••• Writer found dead in Mission Creek.
••• Local couple celebrates 80th wedding anniversary.
••• New county guidelines for measuring traffic impact.
••• Goleta mayoral candidates.
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PRICE CUTS
The week’s top price reductions: a tough nut to crack on Park Lane; a Montecito castle, complete with crenellated tower; one of the weirder floor plans you’ll see; 41-acre Condor Canyon ranch; and more.
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