Bluewater Grill Is Said to Be Closing Next Month
More food news: New café opening on State Street; easy way to get a free scoop at Rori's Artisanal Creamery; debut Italian Music and Food Festival in April; reservations for El Encanto's Cotogna collab; Lucky Penny pop-up in Los Olivos; Old Town Coffee's Isla Vista outpost has been rebranded; health warning against all mushroom foraging. 1
The Draft Plan for State Street Is Complicated
Other recent news: Could Anacapa and Chapala be made two-way?; county sales tax increase tabled; a step forward for Sandpiper Golf Club; Rincon Designs will return to Carpinteria; Naples compound approved; Austrian soccer team to train here; 6,500-acre ranch between Ventura and Ojai preserved from development; the tree of the month. 18

























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