Author: Erik Torkells

November 2, 2019

Big Changes for One Block of E. De La Guerra Street

With a total of 49 residential units. Other local news: The Salvation Army pulled the plug on its Eastside housing project; city testing a transit program that shuttles passengers around in vans.

November 1, 2019

Two Doors Down from Thousand Steps Beach

Oceanfront for $3.3 million? Believe it.

Potentially Chic Cottage Compound Walking Distance to the Beach

Also newly reduced: Victorian house tucked away on the Lower Riviera; midcentury conundrum; cinematic Riviera views; Sea Cliff estate with regrettable choices.

October 31, 2019

Another Donut Store Is Opening Downtown

More food news: Little Dom's says there's nothing Cajun about its forthcoming Carp restaurant; Bettina's anniversary block party; city mulling a change to food-truck rules; Stone Age restaurant closed.

School House Road and Camphor Place

This is the first in a series of fortnightly walks, on streets chosen more or less at random. Because when you slow down for a stroll, you see so much more compared to when you drive.

Newsletter: October 31

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October 30, 2019

This Could Be the View Through Your Front Door

Open houses this weekend: A circa-1900 gem on the Lower Riviera; a big new-build house above Westmont College; modernist pizzazz on Sea Ranch Drive; Montecito retreat with a cool, louche vibe; a fresh spec renovation; and many more.

SeaVees and Iron & Resin Are Having a Sample Sale This Weekend

Plus: A better look at the huge house under construction on Pepper Hill; schedule changes for flights to Denver; a proud contractor; when architecture makes way for trees.

Ocean Views Don’t Get More Widescreen Than This

From the upstairs terrace, you can see the sun rise to the left and set to the right. Below you lies all Montecito.

October 29, 2019

Could Little Dom’s Seafood Debut as Carp’s Best Restaurant?

More food news and notes: A likely change in direction at the Four Seasons Biltmore's restaurant; Ca' Dario Pizza has closed; Lazy Acres pays $5,000 over mislabeled pizza; crème and punishment.