HOT PROPERTY
It was a truly major week for Santa Barbara real estate: The 22 sales—and that’s just the ones that were entered into the MLS—include a splashy contemporary on Butterfly Beach, part of the original Arcady estate, midcentury houses on the Riviera and in the Hedgerow, and many more.
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FOOD STUFF
••• The best bagels in Santa Barbara (and a terrific bialy, above).
••• Entrepreneurs who have started businesses during the pandemic.
••• Coast & Olive has reopened.
••• Inspiring posters at Handlebar.
••• Yoichi’s added sashimi to its bento box lineup.
••• Ye Olde Deli & Thai Food is now Thai Kitchen.
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ODDS & ENDS
••• Eight-acre cannabis farm proposed for Carpinteria.
••• First glimpse of the stone-tower house being built on East Valley Road (courtesy Mary Beth Myers).
••• Santa Barbara Airport expansion.
••• Construction has started on the Las Positas/Modoc bike and pedestrian path.
••• New date for John Legend’s Santa Barbara Bowl show.
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NEWS ROUNDUP
••• Paseo Nuevo’s lease extension hits a snag.
••• Mission Canyon trail to be closed for Southern California Edison repair work.
••• Cottage Health’s new urgent-care center in Goleta.
••• Free drive-through flu shots.
••• School-board candidates Wendy Sims-Moten and Devany Bechler.
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WALK WITH ME: BUNGALOW HAVEN
The neighborhood, which has been proposed as a historic district, is rich with Craftsman houses and sweet moments. Let’s explore it….
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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