ODDS & ENDS
••• Update on Summerland’s new bookstore (above).
••• 10,000-square-foot addition proposed for the Lobero Theatre.
••• Los Patos roundabout is essentially open (with a complication).
••• Midcentury dealer coming to Victoria Court.
••• New sewing shop on upper State Street.
••• Another Jeff Shelton vacation rental.
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HOT PROPERTY
Last week’s sales: Oceanfront Hope Ranch lot for $13.25 million; spec reno of a 1975 house near the Westside; side-by-side primary bedrooms in San Roque; 1978 fixer on the Riviera; 1920 Spanish near Cottage Hospital; and more. See what sold—and for how much.
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BURNING QUESTIONS
“I’m hoping you’ll look into whether or not this ‘Summerland Depot’ outside the listing on Finney Street is the actual, original train depot for Summerland.” Here’s the answer.
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