Author: Erik Torkells

June 25, 2025

Newsletter: June 25

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June 24, 2025

Two More Rite Aid Stores Are Closing

Plus: Inside the new 30-room vacation-rental hotel downtown; adjacent Highway 101 on-ramps to be closed for nine months; Queens of the Stone Age concert; Heidi Merrick sample sale; the July 4 celebration at the waterfront; John Waters's Halloween show; the answer to last weekend's "Where in Santa Barbara...?" 5

June 23, 2025

Park Highlands Spec Reno Sells for $5.575 Million

Last week's sales also include 1990 five-bedroom on 13.28 acres above San Roque; Carpinteria beachfront, more or less; Las Canoas contemporary; Buellton compound with a miniature Old West town; 1936 two-bedroom on 2.7 acres in Carpinteria; West Beach duplex; and more.

June 22, 2025

First Impressions of The Win-Dow Burger Stand

More food news: The Breakwater Restaurant's new name; Ritz-Carlton Bacara's Italian restaurant opens this week; U-pick organic apricots; Soul Bites has closed; the Sando Truck is moving to Goleta; Brazilian food delivered; sneak peeks of Lily's Donuts & Pops; Paseo Nuevo beer garden to close; Thai-Asian food truck at Draughtsmen Aleworks in Goleta; Mylestone Barbecue is now behind the Wildcat. 36

Newsletter: June 22

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Where in Santa Barbara…?

Know where this was shot? Prove it in the comments. (Update: The house wins.) 5

June 20, 2025

1930 Toro Canyon Villa by the Architect of the Hoover Dam

Noteworthy new listings also include an ode to gray plaster; seven-level house across from Shoreline Park; 1924 Cape Cod on Mission Canyon Road; likely Montecito spec reno; Las Alturas aerie; Prairie-style Structure of Merit downtown; and more. 2

June 19, 2025

The 2025-26 Arts & Lectures Lineup Has Been Announced

Other recent news: City receives $100,000 grant to paint the street at a downtown intersection; long construction project on upper De La Vina to start; interim UCSB chancellor; Rosewood Miramar Beach to fund and host county sheriff substation. 3

June 18, 2025

There’s More to Peru Than Machu Picchu

While the Incan ruins are understandably a highlight of any visit to the country, you'd do well to expand your horizons—not just to Lima, but also the Colca Canyon, Sacred Valley, and the stunning city of Arequipa. 2

Newsletter: June 18

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