ODDS & ENDS
••• Four more shops are under construction at the Miramar resort.
••• Venture Apparel Co. has opened on State Street.
••• Ziggy Marley at the Santa Barbara Bowl.
••• Montecito’s Plant Gallery has closed.
••• Massive bounce house returning to Elings Park.
••• New renderings of West Beach hotel.
••• Contest to decorate State Street Promenade barriers.
••• Jeff Shelton penthouse is a vacation rental (above).
••• Tomatomania!
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HOT PROPERTY
Last week’s sales: A rare loss in the Hedgerow; 1920s garage and chauffeur’s cottage designed by George Washington Smith; Hope Ranch spec reno; midcentury houses in San Roque and the Mesa for well over ask; newly renovated on the edge of Montecito; former carriage house (and now a hot potato); Lower Riviera Craftsman; and more. See what sold—and for how much.
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BURNING QUESTIONS
“Why is the Castillo Street undercrossing always wet?” The high water table is to blame, and a complete overhaul of the undercrossing is unlikely. In the meantime, the city is working on improvements to the area that should alleviate the problem for cyclists.
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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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