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More food news: Pearl Social’s holiday extravaganza is coming back; L’antica Pizzeria da Michele Is very close to opening; the rumored tenant of the former Montecito Wine Bistro space; update on Oat Bakery’s Goleta outpost; a liquor-license application on Park Lane in Montecito; Pueblo Pollo’s special Pakistani menu.

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Perched on the Santa Barbara coastline, 3139 Cliff Drive is an enchanting 1949 single-story Spanish adobe with the Pacific Ocean as its backyard—a shared private path leads directly to the beach.
Plus: Chapala Street bike lane extended; two southbound Highway 101 off-ramps are reopening; Grocery Outlet shopping center sold; Plaza del Mar band shell funding; the answer to the final “Where in Santa Barbara…?” restroom photo; fake spider web dos and don’ts; Istanbul travel advice.

The developers behind Platform in Culver City are converting the Las Aves complex into shops and restaurants. Moreover, they’re close to buying two other buildings on Los Patos Way.
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With a new price of $1,725,000, 1705 Glen Oaks Drive in central Montecito deserves a look. Why sit around hoping more inventory comes online when you could be working on the perfect home?

Last week’s sales also include the childhood home of supermodels Gigi and Bella Hadid; Campanil house with potential; the one with the peekaboo bathroom; charming 1910 house in the Upper East; boxy architecture in Bel Air Knolls; and more.
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