ODDS & ENDS
••• Santa Claus Lane is getting a year-round Christmas shop (above).
••• James Perse’s shop at the Montecito Country Mart has closed.
••• What the Constitution Means to Me is coming to town.
••• Volunteer for the Summer Solstice Celebration.
••• Eric Idle and Aimee Mann at the Lobero Theatre.
••• The Music Academy of the West changed its name back.
••• Soul Care Studio + Sauna is open on Anacapa Street.
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HOT PROPERTY
Last week’s sales: San Marcos Preserve house off-market for $10 million; Hedgerow turnkey for $9.3 million; vacant lot off San Ysidro Road; Hope Ranch fixer; Toro Canyon six-bedroom; and more. See what sold—and for how much.
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SLOW NEWS WEEK
No disrespect to MESADAD or SBHS 88, but the best vanity license plates are the ones that are a little surprising….
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