Author: Erik Torkells

June 3, 2020

Newsletter: June 3

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June 2, 2020

Fire Burns 700 Acres on Santa Cruz Island

Other local news: Artists paint mural honoring George Floyd; vote today whether to cancel the Santa Barbara County Fair; Downtown-Waterfront Shuttle service suspended for financial reasons; setback for controversial cannabis farm; QAD goats.

June 1, 2020

The Channel Islands Are Accessible Again

Plus: East Beach volleyball nets are back up; the prettiest volleyball court around (but it's private); Oprah is having work done; another house sold for over $10 million.

Big Daddy’s Home & Garden Is Opening a Store in Summerland

"Any West Coast antiques lover knows Big Daddy's," wrote Architectural Digest in a piece about L.A.'s best design stores. "The shop has been supplying vintage furniture in Los Angeles since 1996 in a space that feels like the home of an eccentric collector." 2

May 31, 2020

Enterprise Fish Co. Has Closed After 43 Years

More food news: What it's like to dine at a restaurant these days; the Carpinteria outpost of Little Dom's has been pushed back again; previewing the food at Alessia Patisserie and Coast & Olive; Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf closed. 1

May 30, 2020

A Dozen Price Cuts Totaling Nearly $2.5 Million

The week's top price reductions include Tuscan mansions, a beachside cottage, an Upper East grande dame, a couple of midcentury opportunities, and much more.

Newsletter: May 31

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May 29, 2020

The Original Barton Myers Glass-and-Steel House

In 1995, architect Barton Myers bought 38 acres in Toro Canyon for $500,000, choosing the site for the first of his trademark steel-and-glass houses. Now he has put it on the market for $8.2 million.

A House Finally Broke the $10 Million Barrier in 2020

Plus: First look at Santa Barbara City College's new physical education building; Montecito Association wants to get aggressive about masks; Allen Construction offers to help local businesses for free; city to enforce timed parking again.

May 28, 2020

Semana Nautica and Reef & Run Have Been Canceled

Other recent news: Checking in on the State Street situation; forthcoming guidance on reopening fitness facilities; Board of Supervisors to vote on cannabis reform; Ventura beaches reopening to sunbathers; Bossie the Cow got painted gold; missing ducks found; California Mid-State Fair canceled; plan to drill new wells abandoned.