Happy Cat Café to Open on the Santa Barbara Waterfront
More food news: Corazón Comedor soft-opens this weekend; We Want the Funk should open for real next week (and is offering a preview this weekend); the appealing breakfast and lunch menus at Oat Bakery's new Old Town Goleta outpost; Merci ginger molasses cookie dough; Augie's is now serving weekend brunch; Jersey Mike's has opened in Noleta; local chef trying to make cannabis tastier. 6
Update on the Marge Dunlap Fountain at Las Aves
Plus: The Santa Barbara Antique Show is this week; Trevor Noah and Tyler Childers at the Bowl; decorator warehouse sale; solar-powered e-bike tours; a better look at the 36-unit apartment complex proposed for lower Garden Street; Ruth Ellen Hoag show at Thomas Reynolds Gallery. 3
“Endless Summer” Filmmaker’s 42-Acre Coastal Ranch Sells for $4.75 Million
Last week's sales also include a flip of the 1919 Villa Firenze on Mission Canyon Road; Upper East contemporary with terrific landscaping; hacienda-style E. Mountain Drive compound; Birnam Wood three-bedroom; the 1929 Upper East house with the sexy floor plan; off-market midcentury on the Riviera; and more. 1
Three Openings: The Dutch Garden, Oat Bakery, and the Inn at Mattei’s Tavern
More food news: Congratulations to the four area restaurants added to the Michelin Guide; the 7-Eleven on Milpas is reportedly closing; harbor coffee bar in the works; happy hour at Sama Sama Kitchen; Chez Justine is pulling the plug on pop-ups; L'Antica Pizzeria da Michele gelato cart. 7

























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