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A Local Real Estate Legend Tells All

Plus: The Montecito Estate Sale is coming up; Ojai Studio Artists tour; Jeff Shelton on his redesign of the State Street undercrossing; floral design studio moving to Santa Claus Lane; vintage tile enthusiast.

Mokutan Has Closed

More food news: Expanded hours and all-day menu at Na Na Thai; thali platters are back at Bibi Ji on Mondays; update on Santa Barbara Fish Market’s Goleta outpost; work underway at the former Pueblo Pollo; profiles of Blackbird and Terra; activity at the former Treehouse restaurant space.

Stately Padaro Lane Beachfront Sells for $46.9 Million

Last week’s sales also include an interior designer’s weekend retreat in Birnam Wood; Ennisbrook casita for $6 million; a piece of history in Hope Ranch; the West Mesa house that looks like a homestead; and more.

Studio X’s Second Pilates Studio Opens This Week

Plus: Update on Sonoma Fit’s downtown gym; local hotel occupancy and rates dipped in August; Asher Market has expanded to Santa Ynez; Belong Church leased a State Street space; Cabrillo Boulevard improvements; John Gibson paintings at Caldwell Snyder.

High on the Lower Riviera

With its hillside location, streets that split, marvelous stonework, and oodles of quirk, the Lower Riviera is a quintessential Santa Barbara neighborhood—and yet few visitors explore it.

Where in Santa Barbara…?

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

The City Is Working on a Deal to Demolish Paseo Nuevo for Housing

Other recent news: Carpinteria’s Coastal View News says it’s at risk of going out of business; Santa Barbara Museum of Art relinquishes stolen artwork; investigating tar balls appearing on local beaches; renoviction fears hang over big Bath Street apartment complex; efforts to stop people from falling off Isla Vista bluffs.

Casa del Herrero Is Selling Off Two Acres of Land

Noteworthy new listings also include a 1900 Hedgerow hot potato for $12.8 million; a landmark in Los Alamos; 2020 contemporary; five-bedroom with parking for the whole family; and more.