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May 21, 2025

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Newsletter: May 21

May 21, 2025|by Erik Torkells

ODDS & ENDS
••• The revamp of Dwight Murphy Field finally to get underway (above).
••• A better look at the residential conversion on Ortega Street.
••• Seven Bar’s new mural.
••• Jon Batiste to play the Santa Barbara Bowl.
••• Wyatt Flores in concert at the Arlington Theatre.
••• The reason for the construction on Via Real.
••• Vitsoe shelving for sale.
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HOT PROPERTY
Last week’s sales: Las Alturas Spanish-Mediterranean for $4.15 million; 2016 Craftsman near the beach in Carpinteria; Mountain Drive ranch house in need of updating; West Mesa three-bedroom; sweet 1926 cottage near the Bungalow Haven District; and more. See what sold—and for how much.

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BURNING QUESTIONS
“Behind Helena Avenue Bakery and The Lark, there’s an unmarked building next to the train tracks. What is it?” The answer.

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