ODDS & ENDS
••• Katy Perry’s foundation wants to build a summer camp in Goleta (above).
••• What’s next for the former bank building at the Montecito Country Mart.
••• The Uptown Artists Open Studio Tour is coming up.
••• New subdivision proposed for Los Alamos.
••• Cowboy Junkies return to the Lobero Theatre.
••• Update on SBPD’s current headquarters.
••• An easy fix for a parking lot popular on farmers’ market days.
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HOT PROPERTY
Last week’s sales: Montecito mansion for nearly $26 million; 7,000-square-foot New England traditional; Toro Canyon equestrian estate; Hope Ranch off market; the former site of the Glass Pavilion house; Alameda Padre Serra floops; Romero Canyon cottage; and more. See what sold—and for how much.
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GET OUT OF TOWN
We had a few extra days in Southeast Asia, so we tagged on Cambodia’s Angkor Wat temple complex as a bit of an afterthought—and it was the best part of the trip.
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