••• The rooftop space at Linden Square has a tenant: Arnie Sturham, former owner of The Treehouse Café, a restaurant and music venue on Bainbridge Island outside Seattle. He plans on opening a bar here called Arnie’s. More details in good time….
••• Dom’s Taverna has opened in the former Trattoria Vittoria space on E. Victoria Street (State/Anacapa). Here are the menus.
••• Aegean, chef Efe Onoglu’s new restaurant at 731 De La Guerra Plaza, is throwing a pre-opening party tonight (Sunday, August 24) from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m.: “Expect street food favorites, drinks, and a first taste of what’s to come.”
••• Sama San Roque has launched an every-other-Wednesdays pop-up called Woody’s, devoted to fried chicken and other Southern food. The next one is September 3. Noozhawk has more on it.
••• “Givens Farms on Ward Drive in Goleta has a new farm stand open Thursday-Saturday 10-5,” tweeted @SB_Updater. “Local organic produce and farm animals to pet.”…