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Beachfront Padaro Lane Compound Sells for $13 Million Off the Initial Asking Price

Last week’s sales also include a Birnam Wood one-bedroom with guest house; handsome finishes on Camino Viejo; two on Eucalyptus Hill; two in Hope Ranch; the Samarkand one that tried asking $8 million; San Roque new-build; Cielito midcentury; and more.

Opening Date for the Bar/Shop Called Beau

More food news: In-N-Out is trying again in the Santa Ynez Valley; Bistro Amasa brunch; produce stand closed; Carpinteria chocolate shop under new ownership; fast-casual chain coming to Hollister Avenue; El Paseo tasting room closed; Good Samaritan sandwich truck; South Coast Deli confirmed for the Funk Zone; big L.A. chef opening a restaurant in San Luis Obispo.

The Post Has Been Sold for a Handsome Sum

Plus: Another Coast Village Road shop is closing; mysterious new tenant in the Victor the Florist storefront; clarifying hours for permitted construction in Montecito; new kid’s shop and salon in Summerland; Presidio hotel changes hands; busy part of Alameda Padre Serra temporarily closed.

Where in Santa Barbara…?

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

Storybook Mini-Compound in a Prime Montecito Location

Noteworthy new listings include 90s-style ranch house in the super-oaky part of Montecito; Hope Ranch traditional; four acres with a fire-damaged main house; a quartet of cuties—two in San Roque, an Oak Park cottage, and a 1930 Alex D’Alfonso downtown; and more.

Spring Style at the Area’s Top Boutiques

Everything you need to put a little spring in your step.

Is Calle Cesar Chavez Headed for a Renaming?

Other recent news: Trump administration forces restarting of offshore oil platform; Jay and Kristen Ruskey’s cause of death; more on the Montecito Country Mart’s fight to keep its post office; the design for a downtown pavement art project.

Monte’s Brings Farm-to-Table Dining to Coast Village Road

The restaurant opens tonight with a straightforward menu studded with interesting ingredients. “It looks simple at first glance,” says Endwell Hospitality’s Ryan Sohn, “but there’s a lot of technique going on behind the scenes.”