A Former Tech CEO Is Opening a Restaurant and Bar on Coast Village Road
More food news: Long-delayed Riviera Bar is finally getting ready to debut; Old Town Coffee will take Hook & Press's space on State Street; Rascal's moved up the date of its Venus in Furs residency; food-and-beverage changes at the Ritz-Carlton Bacara; Wingstop opening in Isla Vista; gelato shop coming to Solvang. 1
The Marshalls Building Is on the Market Again
Plus: Rosewood Miramar Beach's fashion promotion; Toad the Wet Sprocket and Judy Collins at the Lobero Theatre; Chelsea Handler at the Santa Barbara Bowl; revised design for the airport addition; Park Lane lot division; Shopkeepers hosts Shand this Saturday; Gaviota rest areas closed in both directions till February. 1
Funky Midcentury Oceanfront on the Far Side of More Mesa
Noteworthy new listings also include a cool little Mesa house; a pair of one-bedroom cottages on Padaro Lane; Monterey Colonial in the Golden Quadrangle; attempted flip of a 1925 charmer next to Rocky Nook Park; an alfresco spread in the foothills; Bel Air Knolls spec reno; and many more. 2
Alaska Airlines to Start Nonstop Service to San Diego
Plus: A new company that designs home gyms; photography book by Santa Barbara County Fire Department's Mike Eliason; One Plant cannabis shop has opened in Goleta; the price revealed of Adam Levine's flip; cute bobcat video; an aggressive legal maneuver by the county's Planning and Development department. 1

























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