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Music Venue and Speakeasy Planned for State Street Landmark

More food news: Finch & Fork has reopened with a new menu; cocktail bar with food opens next week in West Beach; new café in Carpinteria; more outdoor space at Field + Fort; Mariscos Santa Barbara has opened in Old Town Goleta; the Middle Eastern food at Third Window Brewing’s Tamar pop-up.

Campanil House Sells Off-Market for $7 Million

Last week’s sales also include a Montecito compound; Pepper Hill four-bedroom; a house on San Antonio Creek Road for nearly $1 million over ask; 1928 overperformer in San Roque; and more.

34-Unit Apartment Complex Proposed for E. Canon Perdido Street

Plus: A visit to the new Indian Pink boutique; Faitell Attractions consignment shop is leaving State Street; 12.3 acres going up for auction; show of antique hummingbird lithographs; bird-related activities at the Santa Barbara Botanic Garden; new apartments on Santa Barbara Street.

Pay-By-Phone Now Available at Downtown Parking Lots

Other recent news: Groundbreaking for the Michael Towbes Library Plaza; county Covid-19 cases are rising but hospitalizations are stable; Chick-fil-A’s traffic-mitigation plan got sent back to the drawing board; updates on the Hot Springs trailhead parking brouhaha.

Where in Santa Barbara…?

Know where this was shot? Prove it in the comments. (Update: We have a winner!)

A Spanish Tower in Sycamore Canyon

Noteworthy new listings also include Dulzura Drive for $6 million; a 1930 house in the San Roque spiderweb; a 4,318-square-footer in Goleta’s Crown Collection; a 1905 house on Bath Street; and more.

First Impressions of Local in Montecito

More food news: Middle Eastern food at Third Window Brewing and for delivery from Meals by Khalil; quashing a rumor about Finney’s; construction at Augie’s; State Street sushi restaurant is for sale; Lilac Patisserie’s annex is looking good; the menu at Soul Bites inside Music Alley.

The Big Yellow House Has a New Tenant

Plus: The Beads shop is closing after 38 years; the Santa Barbara Antique Show is coming up; Pacaso’s Riviera house sold out; another Jeff Bezos rumor; UCLA Health to open a 21,900-square-foot office downtown; Rüfüs Du Sol and the mariachi festival at the Bowl.