FOOD STUFF
••• Bibi Ji is moving farther up State Street (rendering above).
••• Stella Mare’s lease has been extended.
••• The menu at Beast Taqueria inside M. Special.
••• Organic Soup Kitchen’s new location.
••• Revamped checkout area at the Montecito Vons.
••• Refugio Ranch Vineyards is working on a farmstand and marketplace in Los Olivos.
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HOT PROPERTY
Did Ellen DeGeneres and Portia de Rossi buy a 1919 Montecito estate? Last week’s sales also include an expansive backyard in Yankee Farm; 2019 single-family house in the Tree Farm development; Hollister Ranch access for a loss; and more. See what sold—and for how much.
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ODDS & ENDS
••• Punch vintage shop is closing.
••• Santa Barbara Tire & Service Center is opening a second location.
••• Drawings by James Castle at the Santa Barbara Museum of Art.
••• Maune Contemporary gallery is relocating.
••• ZZ Top at the Arlington Theatre.
••• The Jerry Douglas Band and the Wallflowers at the Lobero Theatre.
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