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Where in Santa Barbara…?

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A $46.5 Million Showstopper From Ellen DeGeneres and Portia de Rossi

Noteworthy new listings also include a Picacho Lane estate for $45 million and a boxy neighbor three doors down; sunken indoor-outdoor bar in Birnam Wood; midcentury next to Knowlwood Tennis Club; 1921 Upper East cottage; and more.

Arts District Get-Together Tomorrow Evening

Plus: Chamber music at Bellosguardo; another Los Alamos landmark is for sale; screening of film about the origins of Plaza Rubio; guided tarantula walk; the Courtyard by Marriott’s roof deck; John Evans paintings at Caldwell Snyder.

Santa Barbara Proposes Painful Regulations for Restaurant Parklets

Other recent news: Carpinteria votes to allow parklets; Santa Barbara is said to be mulling an increase in the hotel tax; Santa Barbara County is considering three new taxes; commuter train service from Ventura County is in the works; gate installed at the Hot Springs trailhead; two regional banks have merged.

1999 Mediterranean Sells for $4.5 Million Off Initial Ask

Last week’s sales also include a French compound in Hope Ranch; 1925 Cold Spring house redone in 2014; Torito Road three-bedroom; 2019 Mesa house after just nine days; and more.

How Do You Feel About Parking Meters?

Plus: Santa Ynez General has reorganized; the Santa Barbara Airbus now stops in Camarillo; Paula Cole to play the Lobero Theatre; a mysterious email from Alaska Airlines; following up on two Lower Riviera tips.

Santa Barbara Fish Market’s Goleta Shop and Restaurant Has Opened

More food news: The Miramar resort’s proposed expansion includes a café and grab-and-go items; Oat Bakery’s new bread; the Santa Barbara Harbor & Seafood Festival is next weekend; profiles of Convivo and Sazon Latino; Shalhoob’s bar at the Public Market now serves cocktails; Lucky’s is opening a branch in Manhattan.

Where in Santa Barbara…?

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