Validation Ale Is Opening a Second Location
More food news: The Nook is branching out into pizza; the Veranda at San Ysidro Ranch; Outstanding in the Field dinner with Mattei's chef Rhoda Magbitang; Cajé is working on a café in Ventura; Gipsy Hill Bakery is baking on a regular basis again; Soul Bites profile; Taste of the Santa Ynez Valley is coming up. 25
Pickleball Compound on Butterfly Beach for $38.5 Million
Noteworthy new listings also include a double oceanfront lot with a pool you couldn't build today; Spanish-meets-midcentury in Montecito; single-level Hope Ranch with stable for $5.495 million; Mission Canyon "architectural jewel"; and more. 7
Santa’s Convenience Store Is Coming to Town
Other recent news: Proposed State Street hotel gets paused by the Planning Commission; Santa Barbara and Goleta to work together on airport noise; the electric bike craze in Santa Barbara; city council to discuss the promenade every month; upper Jesusita Trail reopening delayed by easement owners; Carpinteria skatepark opens Saturday. 3

























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