Space NK Is Closing All of Its U.S. Stores

Other recent news: Edith Caldwell Abode has plans to close; county hospitals are at 50 percent capacity, and ICUs are at 56 percent; man threatened diners with what looked like a machine gun; Goleta Water District voted to raise rates; Amazon now offering online shopping for pickup at the Santa Barbara Whole Foods store.

The Lower End of the Montecito Market Is Still Hot

If you want proof that the market is moving, look no further than these 12 notable closings from the past week, from Campanil to Torito Road.

County Covid-19 Hospitalizations Hit New High

Other recent news: Carpinteria freeway project completed five months early; a push to extend State Street experiment; memorial to black people killed in the U.S.; Viva store opened in Paseo Nuevo; leasing companies report stable demand for student housing; five Chumash Casino employees have tested positive.

A Penthouse Apartment Above the Granada Theatre

The week's other top price reductions: 1920 Montecito Tudor; appealing interiors in Ennisbrook; new-build four-bedroom by the San Marcos Foothills preserve; 46-acre lot way up Toro Canyon.

Newsletter: July 10

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Secret Bao Has Expanded Its Food Service at Handlebar

More food news: Tyger Tyger is reopening for weekend pop-up dinners; another brewpub said to be coming to lower State Street; new Westside pizza joint; Mercado el Rey has opened.

Sur la Table’s Santa Barbara Store Is Closing

Plus: Montecito estate auction has a whiff of desperation; Mate Gallery's new online sale section; American Express offering $5 credits when you patronize local merchants; a new look for the former Just Folk building in Summerland.

A House So Sweet It Could Break Your Heart

Other noteworthy new listings: 1890 cottage downtown; cute fixer above Coast Village Road; boxy contemporary in the Lower Riviera; Gobernador Canyon farm with approved plans.

County Says No to Private Helistop

Other recent news: Direct flights to Sonoma County for two months; Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History reopens to the public; C Magazine's Summerland pop-up; Goleta abandons sales tax increase; how decommissioning oil platforms might affect fishing; new leopard at the zoo.

Meet the Man Building a Better Burrito

Like most of us, David Medina has ordered more pickup and delivery in the last few months than ever before—usually with disappointing results. So for Better Burrito, his new company specializing in breakfast burritos, he designed the experience around delivery. 1