GET OUT OF TOWN
Neither the new hotel, the popular art installation, nor the popular new restaurant is enough to justify the two-hour drive to Paso Robles on its own, but they add up to a satisfying getaway.
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THE FOOD SCENE
••• A peek inside the Mesa Burger on Coast Village Road.
••• First look at Café Ana’s dinner menu.
••• Baking classes at Bettina and Bree’osh (above).
••• Monthly spaghetti suppers at Potek Winery.
••• Kyle’s Protein Grill opens in Goleta.
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GOOD HOUSEPEEKING
Highlights of this weekend’s open-house lineup: Courtyard vs. penthouse at the Villas at Olive Mill; knoll-top property on Coyote Road; redone 1914 house in the Lower Riviera; fixer on a flag lot near the Montecito Club; and an 85-acre ranch by Lake Casitas.
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ODDS & ENDS
••• Historic adobe complex downtown seeks buyer (above).
••• The county announces $10.1 million for Montecito road repairs.
••• Lobero Theatre stops selling bottled water.
••• Out-of-date sign about Cold Spring trailhead closure.
••• Meeting about a groundwater sustainability plan for Montecito.
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NEWS DIGEST
••• Cliff Drive will be getting a bike path and pedestrian crossings.
••• Mysterious money in the county supervisor race.
••• How the Douglas Family Preserve got its name (above; photo by Gayle Robin).
••• Racist graffiti at a bus stop;.
••• The cork oak is the tree of the month.
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FARTHER AFIELD
News from beyond the SBubble:
••• Camping made easy on the trail between Pacific Palisades and Malibu (above).
••• Oxnard junior high students object to their school’s racist eponym.
••• San Luis Obispo Museum of Art postpones plans for a new building.
••• “Mule man” arrested near Paso Robles.
••• Lompoc wants recreational access to areas at Vandenberg Air Force Base.
••• Three oil platforms may be removed.
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Recent Comments
Does the Après Ski party include a lift ticket? — Heidi Smith
Bravo, Music Academy of the West! — Deborah David
Santa Barbara Museum of Art gift shop has moved upstairs. Still a great place to shop with lots of Impressionist merchandise to match the GREAT… — LG
This is the box outside of Ca’ Dario at the corner of Anacapa and Victoria. — Mike
Renaming the post office and spending $500 k to do it. Is another great example tax payers money being wasted. — Dan Kolodziejski
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The post office renaming will cost roughly $500,000 paid for by the USPS internal funds from stamps and fees. — Derek
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