WALK WITH ME
There’s nowhere to hide when cars come around a corner, so snaking your way up Las Alturas Road involves some risk. But the fabulous houses of all styles and jaw-dropping views in every direction more than compensate.
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HOT PROPERTY
Recent sales: Oprah Winfrey’s offloading of a Hedgerow property; a mini-compound above Summerland; a 1928 house in Carpinteria’s western foothills; an Upper East fixer; the one with a fenced-off part of Elings Park; and more. See what sold—and for how much.
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FOOD STUFF
••• First look at Rascal’s all-vegan menu.
••• Chef Mollie Ahlstrand is opening an Italian market/deli in Carpinteria.
••• Ten-course omakase dinners at Revolver.
••• The Bagel Boiz are on hiatus but Peasants Deli has bagels this Sunday.
••• Profiles of Tamar and the Black Sheep.
••• A pair of pantry recommendations.
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ODDS & ENDS
••• Another shop is leaving State Street.
••• Most frontcountry trails have reopened.
••• Parker Clay’s warehouse sale is this Saturday.
••• Two more Santa Barbara Bowl shows.
••• San Ysidro Road northbound onramp to close for nearly two years.
••• Current-day photos added to the recent post of old buildings.
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Recent Comments
Hallelujah! The return of that Southbound on-ramp is long overdue — Tammy
You've done a great thing for the hapless men of Santa Barbara with this series. Stopping by half of these stores. — Andy
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