FOOD STUFF
••• Longtime Santa Barbara chef has taken over the Polo Club restaurant (above).
••• The new restaurant at the Leta hotel in Goleta.
••• Handlebar Coffee Roasters, Hook & Press, and Tamar are taking a break.
••• New coffee bar in Paseo Nuevo.
••• Owner of Burbank’s Smoke House rumored to be working on something here.
••• Profile of Vega Vineyard & Farm.
••• The National Heirloom Exposition is coming to Ventura.
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HOT PROPERTY
Last week’s sales: New downtown penthouse for $3.45 million; 40-acre ocean-view lot flipped for a loss; Hope Ranch fixer/teardown; Samarkand three-bedroom with appealing outdoor space; Gibraltar Road two-bedroom listed since 2017; and more. See what sold—and for how much.
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GET OUT OF TOWN
The beguiling city of Istanbul is at the nexus of east and west, ancient and modern—and yet it also feels very far away.
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The bike path is amazing and until you know the routes and how everything connects you won't realize how easy and enjoyable it is to… — TJ
This is the second time you’ve dumped on Goleta. Maybe keep the walks to Summerland and Montecito, I’m sure there’s plenty more hedges and gates… — Evan
regarding heritage house, since I was on the architecture team, the choice was permeable pavers or something more natural, and since that gate is for… — Nik
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Time will tell- I haven’t been in there for years as I love The Baker’s Table, so my coffee/baked good/eats are covered. I imagine the… — Christine!
Have your Mom proofread your posts hon, she has a few moments free after writing the checks for your rent, your groceries, your utilities and… — Christine!
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7/11 at State and Ortega. Installed so the homeless don't sit there! — Mike