Newsletter: September 7

PAINT THE TOWN
Raised in Conejo Valley and based in L.A., artist Jimmy Thompson visits this area regularly. “I feel far away, even though it’s relatively close,” he says. “There’s something in the air, I guess, that makes me feel relaxed—and I think it shows in the pieces.” Take a look inside his delightful sketchbooks.

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HOT PROPERTY
Last week’s sales: More on Oprah’s offloading of $14.75 million worth of real estate; neat Riviera midcentury; successful spec reno flip on San Ysidro Road; off-market sale of 1920 Riviera house; pocket listing in the Hedgerow; and more. See what sold—and for how much.

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ODDS & ENDS
••• The West Wind Drive-In theater has closed.
••• Chapel for sale.
••• Interior shots of the wild underground house on Pepper Hill and Jeff Shelton’s round stone tower.
••• The reopening of the Butterfly Lane pedestrian undercrossing got pushed back.
••• Kevin Costner at the airport.
••• The Pad climbing gym kiboshed its State Street plans.
••• A visit to new refillable shop Sunkissed Pantry.
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