THE BARTON MYERS PROTOTYPE
In 1995, architect Barton Myers bought 38 acres in Toro Canyon for $500,000, choosing the site for the first of his trademark steel-and-glass houses. Now he has put it on the market for $8.2 million. Take a look around.
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FOOD STUFF
••• Wine-tasting rooms are temporarily allowed to serve food.
••• Twenty-Four Blackbirds is selling ice cream on weekends.
••• The Tuesday farmers’ market has moved a block north.
••• $20 bottles of local wine at Handlebar (above).
••• Savoy Café has the city’s first parklet.
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NEWS ROUNDUP
••• Hair salons are allowed to reopen (photo courtesy 19 Blue).
••• Proposed new water rates in various local districts.
••• New Santa Barbara school superintendent.
••• Chumash Casino reopening soon.
••• Trump administration approved a new oil well and pipeline in Carrizo Plain National Monument.
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JUST LISTED
Proof that the turnkey market in Montecito is white-hot. Other noteworthy new listings: Fairytale French in the Hedgerow; ten acres where San Roque meets Mission Canyon; spec renovation with grand ambitions; ocean and mountain views above Summerland; Cape Cod house with a she-shed out back; why you need a broker.
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NEWS ROUNDUP
••• Semana Nautica and Reef & Run have been canceled.
••• Checking in on the State Street situation.
••• Forthcoming guidance on reopening fitness facilities.
••• California Mid-State Fair canceled.
••• Board of Supervisors to vote on cannabis reform.
••• Ventura beaches reopening to sunbathers.
••• Bossie the Cow got painted gold.
••• Missing ducks found.
••• Plan to drill new wells abandoned.
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ODDS & ENDS
••• A house finally broke the $10 million barrier in 2020.
••• First look at the design Santa Barbara City College’s new physical education building.
••• Montecito Association wants to get aggressive about masks.
••• Allen Construction offers to help local businesses for free.
••• City to enforce timed parking again.
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Recent Comments
If you're asking about the Huntington Hotel, the Big Four is indeed the only restaurant and it looked the same to me (but has probably… — Erik Torkells
It's next on the list. — Erik Torkells
I feel compelled to mention that the property owners here all say their gardners can do better with a broom- why AREN'T THEY OUT THERE… — Christine!
V e r y interesting- thanks. Is there more than one dining room? Is the iconic restaurant decor as before? — Greg
Have you tried Hotel Drisco in Pacific Heights? We love it! — Ann Capogrosso
ha the coffee movement was my neighborhood coffee shop when they first opened. they were always quite friendly, surprised to hear about any uppityness, but… — bailey debruynkops
Taco Bell on Milpas is closed. Fence around the property. I'm hearing, they're remodeling to upgrade the restaurant — Robert Goluck
Oh yes, let's add more super unaffordable boutiques that no one shops in and they eventually close hahahahahah. Your entitlement is showing. — CW
The Only in Santa Barbara store is at 633 State (a different location than this). — Erik Torkells
Bombay Station is great! It might be worth noting the glass of OJ could be in a super large glass, or more in the foreground,… — Michael