Author: Erik Torkells

October 15, 2024

Yes, Surrey!

Four locals go behind the wheel of one of those contraptions that clog the bike path. 1

October 14, 2024

1985 Montecito Tudor Sells for $8.25 Million

Last week's sales also include 1922 Wallace Neff house in the Hedgerow; 1970 four-bedroom with guest suite in Hope Ranch; adobe hacienda compound outside Los Olivos; midcentury fixer off San Ysidro Road; Samarkand farmhouse; and more.

October 13, 2024

A Chocolate Shop Is Opening in Montecito

More food news: Caruso’s introduced an à la carte lounge menu; Nobu is officially confirmed; Satellite returned to full table service; the Harbor Restaurant is now serving lunch; SloDoCo donut shop opened; cannabis shops may be able to sell food and beverages; Paradise pie update; Soul Bites gets a reprieve; Farm Cart Organics shut down its "farm box" service; Cultured Abalone Farm tours; new tasting room specializing in sparkling wine and wooden jigsaw puzzles. 8

Newsletter: October 13

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Where in Santa Barbara…?

Know where this was shot? Prove it in the comments. (Update: We have a winner!) 3

October 11, 2024

1930 Tudor on the Lower Riviera

Noteworthy new listings also include 1990s style in Birnam Wood; French country ranch house; Balinese ornamentation on a big West Mesa lot; redwood Craftsman chalet on the back of the Riviera; Lower Riviera teardown; and more.

October 10, 2024

Lama Sama Opens Tomorrow in San Roque

Lama Dog Uptown is far larger—with more beer—than the Funk Zone original, and Sama San Roque has an appetizing menu of pub food. 26

October 9, 2024

A New Restaurant Building on Lower State Street

Plus: Checking out Knapp's Castle; Rickie Lee Jones in concert; a new tenant on Coast Village Road; city to shift from stone pines to oaks on E. Anapamu Street; Noorsher Furniture & Rugs says it'll be closing; this year's Ojai Studio Artists tour; two events for dance fans; fake spider webbing. 8

Newsletter: October 9

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October 8, 2024

Downtown Santa Barbara Is Getting an Arthouse Cinema

The Santa Barbara International Film Festival will take over the former Fiesta Five cineplex in order to create a hub for the film festival and screen films the rest of the year. 3