ODDS & ENDS
••• The West Mesa dragon has a new friend (photo by Litchfield Builders).
••• Don’t mess with any trail easements that run through your property.
••• Mācher is opening a shop in Santa Ynez.
••• Chris Isaak is coming to Ojai.
••• Dwight Yoakam, the Mavericks, and Caamp to play the Santa Barbara Bowl.
••• Santa Barbara Public Library now offers ice skating passes.
••• Loan Chabanol show at Tamsen Gallery.
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HOT PROPERTY
Last week’s sales: French country–style compound in Hope Ranch for $9.325 million; Carpinteria avocado ranch for $10.5 million; Ellen DeGeneres’s and Portia de Rossi’s little house near Butterfly Beach; Santa Ynez equestrian property; Anacapa Street townhome; Summerland cottage; and more. See what sold—and for how much.
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BURNING QUESTIONS
“At the northeast corner of N. Patterson Avenue and the northbound Highway 101 offramp, there’s a long pole with devices on the top and a flashing blue light at the base. What is it?” Here’s the answer.
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