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Vanity, Thy Name Is…

Choosing what to put on a vanity license plate seems like an impossible decision—like your first tattoo or karaoke attempt. Thank goodness other people don’t have that problem.

Traileresque House on East Valley Road Sells for $2.4 Million

Last week’s sales also include several for at least $2 million off the initial asking price; 1967 adobe on three-and-a-half acres; Eucalyptus Hill four-bedroom; 1920s Lower Riviera bungalow; and more.

First Look at the New Rooms & Gardens in Montecito

Plus: 90-cabin homeless community proposed for Hollister Avenue; a pair of Padaro Beach Village spaces are for rent; the new Santa Claus Lane turnaround is open; Asleep at the Wheel to play the Lobero Theatre; State Street office building to be converted to short-term rentals.

Where in Santa Barbara…?

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

Sansum Clinic to Be Bought by Sutter Health

Other recent news: Santa Barbara schools may stop factoring homework in the overall grade; Calle Real Center is getting a makeover; Santa Barbara Parks & Recreation wants to raise a bunch of fees; warehouse proposed for the site of the former West Wind Drive-In; interactive light sculpture at UCSB; environmental review required for Hot Springs trailhead parking initiative; Nashville songwriter buys Hope Ranch house; bikeshare program extended.

Spiffy 1927 Monterey Colonial in San Roque

Noteworthy new listings also include 1930s charm with a killer roof deck in Mission Canyon; boxy contemporary with midcentury energy; Mediterranean overlooking the Montecito Club golf course; the East Valley Road house with the wacky roofline; and more.

MichaelKate Interiors Is Closing in a Few Months

Plus: Cowboy Junkies to play the Lobero Theatre; I Madonnari street painting festival is on for Memorial Day Weekend; French Wave Film Festival lineup; rail bike tours out of Santa Paula; anyone know what the Montecito Club plans to do with all those palm trees?

Third Window Burgers Are Now Available Six Days a Week

More food news: Beacon’s Ojai café has closed; Satellite is now open Sundays; waffle recipes from Goodland Waffles & Melts; Santa Barbara couple launched a mezcal line; terrace enlargement at the Biltmore’s restaurant; Draughtsmen Aleworks opened a Solvang taproom; Provençal dinner by the Two Baking Brits; Twenty-Four Blackbirds collaboration with Flamingo Estate.