Author: Erik Torkells

November 16, 2021

1930s Picacho Lane Compound Sells for $2.5 Million Under Ask

Last week's sales also included an East Valley Road house embedded amid oaks; a Hollister Ranch cottage; a Lower Riviera house that comes with four one-bedroom apartments; 6.84 acres above Summerland; and more.

November 15, 2021

33-Unit Apartment Complex in the Works for Garden Street

Plus: Santa Barbara's Parade of Lights is back on this year; a new rendering of the SoMo Funk development taking over an entire Funk Zone block; Hot Springs spec house pre-sells for a big number; good news about the Highway 101 construction ramp reopenings; bluff landslide in Isla Vista; online Q&A with actor Christopher Lloyd; $4 million price cut for Butterfly Beach house.

A New Vegan Market Is Opening in Montecito

More food news: Handlebar broke through to the space next door; Italian dessert shop Zio & Sweet has opened; Corazón Cocina is opening a spinoff in the Public Market; Good Cup café on State Street has closed; meal-delivery company Simple Feast is now serving the area; panettone season at Aperitivo; Ruff House Barbecue to be at new Ventura concert venue; what's up with the former 805 Hazy & Deli? 5

November 14, 2021

Something Completely Different for the Funk Zone

"I wanted a creative and colab space where you can also hang out and grab a drink," says STUDIO founder Jeremy Wilson. "It's a bar, production space, and soundroom. It will offer experiments in liquid, light, and sound."

Newsletter: November 14

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November 13, 2021

Where in Santa Barbara…?

Know where this was shot? Prove it in the comments. (Update: We have a winner!) 2

November 12, 2021

High in the Hills Above Toro Canyon

Noteworthy new listings also include new construction in Hope Ranch; an 1885 cottage in the Brinkerhoff Avenue Landmark District; Ortega Ridge neoclassical; spectacular views from a midcentury house on Alameda Padre Serra; and a cute 1920 Craftsman bungalow on the Westside.

November 11, 2021

33 Tiny Cabins for the Homeless Will Be Installed Downtown

Other recent news: Santa Barbara County bought an Isla Vista building for the homeless; county Sheriff's Office patrol deputies are resisting vaccination and testing; a survey of hitching posts in Santa Barbara; a 32,000-square-foot bowling alley is opening in Oxnard.

What’s Inside Paseo Nuevo’s State Street Tower?

"While walking on State Street the other night, I noticed that the top of the Paseo Nuevo tower was lit up inside, but I couldn't tell why," asked S.

November 10, 2021

First Look at the Menu for Reunion Kitchen, Now Open on East Beach

More food news: Labor-of-love Italian dessert restaurant coming to Paseo Nuevo; no signs of life online at the Kitchen incubator/restaurant; Goleta's Gladden and Sons grocery store has closed; Capisce Market and Clevr pop-up this Saturday; Good Lion is working on another Ventura establishment; in praise of Gipsy Hill Bakery's pears in pastry. 1