WELCOME WAGON
After 25 years, San Luis Obispo–based Habitat Home & Garden has branched out to Santa Barbara with a big new store on State Street. Prices are often lower than those at Pottery Barn and Restoration Hardware, and at Habitat, you get something unique. Take a look around.
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THE FOOD SCENE
••• First look at Mesa Burger’s upcoming Montecito outpost
••• Opening day set for the Daisy on State Street.
••• More on Onus Donuts.
••• Bar Seven turns seven.
••• Bar 29 on Chapala has closed.
••• Dining by choice at an assisted-living facility.
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GOOD HOUSEPEEKING
This weekend’s open houses include: The most buildable lot in the Riviera; George Michael’s former Cielito retreat; a hilltop castle, complete with crenellated tower; Tuscan pastiche on East Valley Road; a ranchette in the hills above Summerland; and many more.
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ODDS & ENDS
••• George Washington Smith’s first house is for rent.
••• Netflix is looking for an “ultra-modern” home to shoot in.
••• Kendall Conrad bailed on her Montecito Country Mart shop.
••• Geodesic dome house hits the market.
••• Rocks for sale.
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WALK WITH ME
When you slow down for a stroll, you see so much more. In this installment: Whitney Avenue, the highest street in Summerland.
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NEWS DIGEST
••• Dispute over parking at New Funk Zone restaurant.
••• Another earthquake nearby.
••• Public input on Baron Ranch on the Gaviota Coast/
••• California might not require solar panels on new houses.
••• Saving the white abalone.
••• Distemper outbreak at Pinnacles National Park; the tree of the month.
••• Suspicious hair.
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Recent Comments
Agree with the spirit of Joe S and George... find another location for the siding! Don't destroy a beautiful little lane that the public enjoys-… — PF
Be careful about your generalizing, A. We have 6 residents on Padaro in their 90s, on a fixed income and social security. Some of us… — Kaye
Speaking as a Padaro resident, BG, that is not accurate. Not all of us have carved out parking spaces on Padaro, and most of those… — Kaye
Agreed Joe S! The recently purposed second track would cause tree lined Padaro, my favorite biking route, to lose most of the trees including old… — George
Thanks for giving Whisper a shout out. It’s such a special way to experience the waterfront in Santa Barbara (and surprisingly affordable!). We also run… — Rebecca
The proposed second train track location would be better situated between the SB station and the Goleta Station. More room. Less tree removal. Could be… — Joe S.
This is inaccurate, Dennis. While there are Eucs that were planted over 100 years ago along Padaro, they are not the majority of trees. There… — DW
A little correction anyone can verify by walking the Lane. There are very few euchs along Padaro Lane. The most abundant species on the west… — Suzanne Duca
The people making the environmentalist argument just flew in from Aspen on private jets. — A
Wow, great list. For a small town, we have a lot to offer. Lotusland is my favorite place on earth and the Music Academy is… — Jilt