ODDS & ENDS
••• The Biltmore’s reopening has been pushed back (above).
••• ChatGPT’s roast of Santa Barbara County.
••• New effort to change the way Santa Barbara is run.
••• Update on the Electrify America charging station.
••• Kaarem’s Victoria Court boutique has closed.
••• Dawes to play the Lobero Theatre.
••• Downtown building to be clad in artificial turf.
••• Note from a descendant of the proprietor of the Weeping Willow Inn.
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HOT PROPERTY
Last week’s sales: Former clubhouse in Hope Ranch; Montecito Oaks for $1.2 million over ask; Birnam Wood turnkey; 1950 hacienda above San Roque; Hedgerow-ish project; Montecito Shores for a loss; West Beach hot potato; Mission Canyon stunner; and more. See what sold—and for how much.
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SLOW NEWS WEEK
No disrespect to SB DREMN or GR8TDAD, the best vanity license plates are the ones that are a little surprising….
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Hallelujah! The return of that Southbound on-ramp is long overdue — Tammy
You've done a great thing for the hapless men of Santa Barbara with this series. Stopping by half of these stores. — Andy
The post office renaming will cost roughly $500,000 paid for by the USPS internal funds from stamps and fees. — Derek
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