The Daisy Is Getting Ready to Reopen
More food news: A new restaurant is coming to the former Little Door space across from the courthouse; San Roque strip mall being renovated to accommodate multiple food-and-beverage tenants; Cambria restaurant recommendations?; Alphie's Restaurant in Old Town Goleta won't be reopening. 6
3,100 Acres of Carpinteria Countryside for a Gentleman Farmer With $75 Million
Other noteworthy new listings include a 1915 Riviera house bashful about its interiors; midcentury architecture in Coast Village; yet another Hope Ranch fixer; a Melrose Place situation downtown; proof that not everything in the Hedgerow is charming; a big Monterey Colonial in San Roque; wacky decor up by the Botanic Garden; and more. 1
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