Author: Erik Torkells

September 23, 2026

Newsletter: September 23

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September 22, 2026

Padaro Lane’s Trees Might Just Get Spared

Plus: The new owner of the Karpeles Manuscript Library Museum building; Romero Canyon Trail and Franklin Trail have finally reopened; tours of Direct Relief's warehouse; downtown parking lot shifting to self-pay; Bellosguardo is trying something new; kinetic art at the Museum of Contemporary Art Santa Barbara. 5

September 21, 2026

3.4-Acre Montecito Compound Sells for $16.9 Million

Last week's sales also include the foxy Mesa contemporary with an outbuilding at the cliff's edge; Mediterranean with weird entrance on Viola Lane; Montecito Shores two-bedroom; Riviera vacant lot; and more.

September 20, 2026

Restaurant Roy to Close After 30 Years

More food news: Little Mountain earned a three-star rave from the New York Times; Kyle's Kitchen opens in Goleta this week; Raising Cane's opening date; Pascucci Restaurant finally closed; Isla Vista's Sweet Hustle (née Cookie Plug) closed; the Los Olivos Wine Festival is coming up. 20

Newsletter: September 20

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Where in Santa Barbara…?

Know where this was shot? Prove it in the comments. (Update: We have a winner!) 4

September 18, 2026

The 1922 George Washington Smith Estate Known as Ravenscroft

Noteworthy new listings also include another one on oceanfront Edgecliff Lane; Riven Rock's original carriage house; Campanil compound; Park Highlands Mediterranean; the first house built in San Roque's Argonne Circle; and more. 1

September 17, 2026

SBPD Won’t Commit to Parades on the Next Iteration of State Street

Other recent news: Should Bellosguardo have to pay property taxes?; county moves to block all onshore oil development; ICE keeps pepper-spraying civilians; the shortage of veterinary care; Goleta pauses gun-store permits; glamping nixed at the former Ellwood Onshore Facility. 11

September 16, 2026

What’s the Story With the Old Building Near the Train Tracks in Montecito?

"I'm a local photographer, and I photograph families all the time in front of the little ivy-covered building at the corner of Eucalyptus Lane and Humphrey Road. Over the past several months, someone has been restoring the building, and I've been trying to learn its history." 4

Newsletter: September 16

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