August 26, 2026
Author: Erik Torkells
August 25, 2026
The De La Vina Bridge Replacement Has Another 16 Months to Go
Plus: Bring miniature golf to your private event; observatory proposed at prominent estate; Mesa fitness studio opened; Patricia Chidlaw returns to Sullivan Goss; newly revised "Literary Santa Barbara"; waterfront parking lots now allow payment by phone; answer to "Where in Santa Barbara...?" 3
August 24, 2026
635-Square-Foot Cottage in El Caserio Sells for $1.633 Million
Last week's sales also include Charlie Puth's five-acre Montecito lot; quirky floor plan near Miramar Beach; 1929 Spanish on the Riviera; Paul Greene spiffer-upper above San Roque; 1934 Upper East Tudor; midcentury chalet in Hope Ranch; and more. 3
August 23, 2026
The Larder by Field + Fort Has Opened in Carpinteria
More food news: Erewhon's Thousand Oaks store debuts this week; Little Mountain honored; reports of Yona Redz's resuscitation have been exaggerated; a candy company purchased Caffe Luxxe; charcuterie specialist coming downtown; what's up with Silvergreens? 4
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