ODDS & ENDS
••• Could the Coral Casino be splitting from the Biltmore?
••• The backstory of Jeff Shelton’s Vera Cruz building (photo courtesy Jeff Shelton).
••• Fuera Lane house gets a $2.3 million price hike.
••• Hard-hat tour of Goleta’s Cortona Point apartment complex.
••• Ceramic collaboration by Patrick Hall and Lynda Weinman.
••• A suggestion for anyone having trouble landing a vaccination appointment.
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NEWS ROUNDUP 3/21
••• City vs. attorney in a pair of land-use spats.
••• Two county residents tested positive for the U.K. variant of Covid-19.
••• Ty Warner’s relationship drama.
••• Santa Barbara County to ignore state guidelines on spectators at kids’ sports.
••• Another rich guy bought in Montecito (above).
••• Explanation for last week’s sonic booms.
••• Profile of a 1946 house given a fresh look.
••• Off-highway vehicles to be phased out of Oceano Dunes in three years.
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WHERE IN SANTA BARBARA…?
Congratulations to Jillian for correctly identifying where this photo was taken.
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NEWS ROUNDUP 3/23
••• The County says the orange tier is within reach.
••• Los Angeles Magazine retracted a core allegation of Santa Barbara corruption.
••• Another Silicon Valley honcho bought in Montecito (above).
••• Santa Barbara’s Historic Landmarks Commission keeps fighting against the look of Sola Street bike lanes.
••• A new magazine about the Central Coast art scene.
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