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The Mount Calvary Monastery & Retreat House is for sale: on five acres next to the Mission, the property has 21 bedrooms, a chapel, a meditation hut, and lush gardens. Take a look around.
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NEWS ROUNDUP 9/3
••• Landmark Montecito house bought by Tesla’s head designer.
••• Dylan Star boutique is moving to the Funk Zone.
••• Surge in county cannabis revenue.
••• Profile of musician Zach Gill.
••• Goleta allows businesses to put up shade tents.
••• Oil drilling in Los Padres National Forest.
••• The News-Press endorsed Trump again.
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FOOD STUFF
••• A new restaurant and inn in Wine Country (photo by Danielle Honea).
••• Cheeseburgers and fries [today] at Merci.
••• Honey B is baking bagels on Sundays.
••• An impassioned plea to save the Press Room.
••• Clever table markers at Satellite.
••• Excellent new Bell’s T-shirt.
••• Alisos Canyon is now officially an American Viticultural Area.
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ODDS & ENDS
••• Another store is leaving Santa Claus Lane.
••• Unmanned 9,260-square-foot battery array proposed.
••• County Board of Supervisors looking into new vacation-rental regulations.
••• Repairs to the San Ysidro Trail’s Psycho Slide.
••• Coastal Cleanup Month has begun.
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PRICE CUTS
The week’s top price adjustments include rococo a gogo in Bel Air Knolls; a peach elephant, Padaro Lane beachfront, 21 acres west of Toro Canyon, a WASP delight, and more.
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NEWS ROUNDUP 9/5
••• You might get to visit Rincon Island (photo by Antrandus).
••• Bacara is trying to close beach access at night.
••• Central Coast throws its hat in the ring for the Space Force headquarters.
••• Pier to Peak race postponed.
••• Interviews with two more school-board candidates.
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Recent Comments
If you're asking about the Huntington Hotel, the Big Four is indeed the only restaurant and it looked the same to me (but has probably… — Erik Torkells
It's next on the list. — Erik Torkells
I feel compelled to mention that the property owners here all say their gardners can do better with a broom- why AREN'T THEY OUT THERE… — Christine!
V e r y interesting- thanks. Is there more than one dining room? Is the iconic restaurant decor as before? — Greg
Have you tried Hotel Drisco in Pacific Heights? We love it! — Ann Capogrosso
ha the coffee movement was my neighborhood coffee shop when they first opened. they were always quite friendly, surprised to hear about any uppityness, but… — bailey debruynkops
Taco Bell on Milpas is closed. Fence around the property. I'm hearing, they're remodeling to upgrade the restaurant — Robert Goluck
Oh yes, let's add more super unaffordable boutiques that no one shops in and they eventually close hahahahahah. Your entitlement is showing. — CW
The Only in Santa Barbara store is at 633 State (a different location than this). — Erik Torkells
Bombay Station is great! It might be worth noting the glass of OJ could be in a super large glass, or more in the foreground,… — Michael