Maybe it’s because of the rapidly changing neighborhood, or maybe because when we first saw the construction, there was a glimmer of hope that something exciting would be replacing the decrepid Arby’s at 1340 Lincoln Blvd. in Santa Monica, but for whatever reason there seemed to be a lot of interest in the new branch of national burger chain Wendy’s that was being built.  Well, for those closely following the story comes this thrilling development: Wendy’s is now officially open in Santa Monica.