Author: Erik Torkells

December 2, 2020

1949 Mission Canyon Cottage With Sexy Potential

This week's noteworthy new listings also include a 10,000-square-foot mansion way up the hill in Montecito; a handful of snazzy Upper East spec renovations; historical quirkiness on Riven Rock Road; and more. 2

December 1, 2020

Where to Get a Covid Test (If They Haven’t Run Out)

Other recent news: Carpinteria residents oppose the plan for a new hotel on Linden Avenue; Santa Barbara County wants visitors and residents who have been out of town to quarantine for two weeks; serious upgrades at two high schools. 1

Holiday Gift Markets Are Popping Up All Over

Including at the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History, Dylan Star's parking lot, and the Dart Coffee Garden. Plus: Santa Claus Lane overhaul appears delayed; possible subdivision of 12.77-acre Montecito property; a maskless man's contrition. 2

November 30, 2020

First Impressions of La Paloma Cafe

More food news: Venus in Furs has changed up its menu and now offers Barb's pizza seven days a week; half off subscriptions from Coastal Coffee Collective; Italian panettone at Aperitivo; two cookies worth seeking out. 1

November 29, 2020

8,600 Square Feet in Pepper Hill

The week's notable sales also included a fabulous 1913 Craftsman in the Upper East, Tuscan pastiche on Hidden Valley Lane, two houses on Whitney Avenue in Summerland, and more.

Newsletter: November 29

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November 28, 2020

Two Intriguing New Developments at Bell’s

The best restaurant on the Central Coast announced the chef of its forthcoming establishment and let slip that it's trying to grown into a "compound" by taking over the vacant lot next door.

November 27, 2020

Sheriff’s Office Warns About Sex Crimes on Hiking Trails

Other recent news: The buyers of houses by Barton Myers and George Washington Smith; Nesbitt mansion yanked from the auction block; progress for the Randall Road Debris Basin; new retail planned for Summerland; congressional candidate Andy Caldwell thinks he actually won. 1

Picacho Lane Compound Slashed by $5 Million

The week's other top price adjustments: a project on the far side of Toro Canyon, 5,000-square-foot house in Glen Oaks going for a Covid bump, and a three-bedroom in Hitchcock Ranch.

November 25, 2020

A Pair of Major Estates in Eastern Carpinteria

Noteworthy new listings also include one of the nicest houses in Birnam Wood, a penthouse in Jeff Shelton's El Andaluz building, Picacho Lane hoping for eight figures, and a trio of Hope Ranch properties.