Mesa Verde Is Closing Today
More food news: The Dutch Garden is finally starting dinner service; Seven Bar & Kitchen opens this week; more on the deli at the Jewish Federation of Greater Santa Barbara; Revolver joins The Eddy's lineup of prepared foods; Rory's Place is back; bento boxes in Ventura. 2
Santa Barbara Art Essentials Is Being Forced to Move
Plus: July 4 festivities at the harbor; Anderson .Paak and the mariachi festival at the Santa Barbara Bowl; André 3000’s New Blue Sun live; Jane Lynch's Christmas revue; Charter Classic bus question; who bought the former St. Anthony's Seminary complex? 7
Inching Toward a Decision on the State Street Promenade
Other recent news: A business improvement district for downtown Santa Barbara; apartment complexes proposed for the Lower Riviera and near Cottage Hospital; Refugio State Beach should reopen early this summer; the Waterman hotel in the Funk Zone has been rebranded; update on the Las Alturas house falling down the hillside; hidden camera found in landscaping; the tree of the month. 11
The Public Market’s Next New Vendor
More food news: The floor plan of the reinvented Tydes at the Coral Casino; donuts and paletas coming to State Street; noodle shop opening in Noleta; Jonesy's Fried Chicken profile; chef Rhoda Magbitang is leaving the Inn at Mattei's Tavern; Secret Supper event in August; Pizza Mizza's new incarnation. 8

























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