October 15, 2020
More food news: The area has another empanada specialist; Kyle's Kitchen takes over the last Silvergreens; fancy dates are in season; update on Telegraph Brewing Company from a former employee; Helena Avenue Bakery bakes pies; vineyards for sale; Peasants Feast review; Solvang tiki bar is an homage to Disneyland.
Plus: What's up with the cool Glass Pavilion house abandoned after the debris flow?; update on the residential conversion of a water tank; State Street Promenade Market to start up in early November; the city's network of "community paseos."
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October 14, 2020
The week's other noteworthy new listings include cool California vibes in Toro Canyon, a turnkey cottage on the Mesa, a sweet little house on Eucalyptus Hill, and a couple historical curiosities.
At over 18,000 square feet, Sotto Il Monte is as grand as Montecito gets. It's on the market for the first time in 20 years, offering us mere mortals a rare chance to see inside. 5
October 13, 2020
Plus: Fashionable pop-ups at the Montecito Country Mart; Rancho San Carlos's astonishingly low property tax; Mollusk surfboard swap; county sheriff officer goes viral; film recommendations from the SBIFF.
Other recent news: Santa Barbara school district mulls return to in-person classes; downtown developer says he'll pull the plug on a project (sparing the Press Room); design changes possible for State Street Promenade; rumored buyer of 237-acre Rancho San Carlos; people are shooting wildlife with pellet guns; Cottage Health is allowing limited hospital visitors again; Eco Friendly Cleaners profile; a big tree on Anapamu fell over; the tree of the month; school-board candidate Jackie Reid.
October 12, 2020
They enlarged the property by an acre and replaced the rustic Balinese theme with something much cooler and more contemporary.
Rancho San Carlos, the historic 237-acre property on East Valley Road, traded for $63.25 million. And as if that wasn't enough, another property went for $49 million.
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Ahh, ok. — HM
maybe they should devote 1-3% of their menu space to the vegan population — Bettye Jones
She owned it from 2005 to 2023. — Erik Torkells
Interesting that Oprah didn't add 377 Santa Rosa Lane to her Santa Rosa portfolio. — HM
Right, because the carnivores also have to ask what's on the menu. — Ken
The best way to reach the bar is to contact it directly at [email protected]. — Erik Torkells
5+ million (!!!) for a Montecito Shores condo where acoustics are so bad you can hear your upstairs and downstairs neighbors every move ??? — Kim
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Ahh, ok. — HM
maybe they should devote 1-3% of their menu space to the vegan population — Bettye Jones
She owned it from 2005 to 2023. — Erik Torkells
Interesting that Oprah didn't add 377 Santa Rosa Lane to her Santa Rosa portfolio. — HM
Right, because the carnivores also have to ask what's on the menu. — Ken
The best way to reach the bar is to contact it directly at [email protected]. — Erik Torkells
5+ million (!!!) for a Montecito Shores condo where acoustics are so bad you can hear your upstairs and downstairs neighbors every move ??? — Kim