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Last week’s sales also include an off-market Montecito charmer; 1998 six-bedroom in Hope Ranch; Via Clarice for a loss; West Mesa spec reno for nearly $4.4 million; floopses of a Las Alturas project and a Riviera mini-compound; 40-acre avocado farm in Casitas Pass; and more.
Plus: Landscape designs for the Coast Village Road medians; new gym in the Funk Zone; 100 trees to be removed for the reconfiguration of the Los Patos Way off-ramp; Vandenberg Space Force Base’s launch alerts are no longer useful; how to opt out of receiving the Yellow Pages; Rainbow Kitten Surprise returns to the Santa Barbara Bowl.
The Italian mountain range is a prime example of how certain destinations appear to become wildly popular overnight. But don’t let that discourage you: our self-guided hiking trip was one of the best trips we’ve ever taken. Plus: Milan for the first time, and testing out an all-business-class airline.
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Noteworthy new listings also include East Coast–style traditional in Hope Ranch; turnkey Montecito with a catch; one of the quirkier living rooms we’ve seen in a while; cute 1930s bones in San Roque; and a woodsy specimen on the back of the Riviera.
More food news: First look at the menu at Little Mountain, now taking reservations; Rusty’s could be planning an old-school arcade in the Funk Zone; the annual Miracle Christmas kitschfest is returning to Pearl Social; Coast Village Road tasting room to close; Mackenzie Market building may become a Brass Bird; Kanok Thai Cuisine has opened in Solvang.
Freed from the constraints they face at Aperitivo, Andrea Girardello and Brian Dodero are aiming higher at Manifattura, now open around the corner on State Street. Plus, you can make a reservation.
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Burning Questions
- What Are Those Old Buildings at the Corner of Castillo and Montecito Streets?
- When Will the Coast Village Road Medians Be Completed?
- What’s This Scaffold Structure on Las Positas Road?
- Why Does Street Striping Take So Long to Happen?
- Why Do Rocket Launches Look the Way They Do?
- How Is the San Ysidro Debris Basin Designed to Work?
- What’s This Building on Helena Avenue?
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