Slice House by Tony Gemignani Is Looking to Open Here
More food news: Giovanni's Pizza is said to be taking over the Good Plow space in Carpinteria; first impressions of Santa Barbara Fish Market's Goleta restaurant; update on Shalhoob's Noleta outpost; the name of Yona Redz's seafood spinoff; Santa Ynez Valley Restaurant Weeks; rebranding of the Santa Barbara Airport café; hope that Peacock Family Farms will return to the farmers' market; Azul profile; Lompoc’s Eye on I has reopened. 5
Quality Inn Slated to Become “Permanent Affordable Housing”
Plus: New "luxury piercing studio" in the Funk Zone; what's in store for 801 State Street; Hope Ranch palm tree replacement; Victoria Market painting; Scott Johnson art exhibit at the Architectural Foundation; exploring the bike path linking Santa Claus Lane and Carpinteria Avenue. 16
A Marvelous Mansion on the Front Row of Eucalyptus Hill
Noteworthy new listings also include 1924 Hedgerow house on nearly two acres for $16.5 million; $8.495 million for turnkey in Montecito Oaks; Shepard Mesa midcentury with insane views; classic Lower Riviera Craftsman; 1964 hacienda outside Ballard; and more. 5
Silvers Omakase Has Set an Opening Date
More food news: The Isla Vista Food Co-op has taken over Cantwell's; Pea Soup Andersen's in Buellton has closed after 100 years; two more restaurant spaces coming to State Street; chicken-and-waffles chain Bruxie has opened; Goleta outpost of Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf to close; Gandolfo Family Market & Deli opening in Los Olivos; corrections about Lilac Montecito and Yona Redz's seafood spinoff; a request for restaurants taking a break. 3

























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