Newsletter: September 25

FOOD STUFF
••• Oat Bakery is opening a second location.
••• The café and bar at the new Drift hotel coming to Lower State Street (above).
••• A peek inside Corazón Comedor.
••• Santa Barbara Hives is working on a San Roque shop (with “dry pantry”).
••• Progress on Chick-fil-A’s traffic congestion.
••• Activity at two former tasting rooms in the Funk Zone.
••• The Other Room in Los Olivos has opened.
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JUST LISTED
Noteworthy new listings: Indoor/outdoor heaven on the Riviera; exotic flip attempt near the Upper Village; a pair of Padaro Lane houses; brawny Mediterranean in Montecito; a makeover candidate off Picacho Lane; Coast Village California cottage; a mammoth primary bathroom; San Roque renovation; and more.

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NEWS ROUNDUP
••• New design guidelines for parklets on the State Street Promenade.
••• Reactions to two proposed apartment complexes downtown.
••• Desalination buoys to be tested off Vandenberg.
••• Biltmore employees headed for arbitration.
••• The county is looking at more tiny villages for the homeless.
••• Bennett’s Toys is closing.
••• Conan O’Brien bought in Carpinteria.
••• Looking at the candidates in November’s election.
••• New boutique in Santa Ynez.
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ODDS & ENDS
••• The Butterfly Lane pedestrian tunnel has reopened.
••• Jeff Shelton’s charming “Shop Dog” lamps.
••• Painter John Nava at Sullivan Goss.
••• Ojai Studio Artists self-guided tour is coming up.
••• A peek at the El Roblar hotel under construction in Ojai.
••• A mellow way to get out on the water.
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WHERE IN SANTA BARBARA…?
Congratulations to Jillian for identifying where this was shot. We’ll play again Saturday morning.

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