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Last week’s sales also include a historic property on 12 acres in Montecito; a lovely Riviera house for $6.3 million; Yankee Farm fixer/teardown; funky house near the Presidio; 1917 and 1923 houses in the Upper East; and many more.
More food news: Construction on the Biltmore resort’s restaurant; AMA Sushi has added a six-course prix-fixe; confirmation of Little Alex’s new location; Healthy Warrior’s event space; Corazón Comedor tamales by the dozen; the new Courtyard by Marriott’s restaurant opens soon.
The mysterious estate on the bluff above East Beach is finally, slowly, opening to visitors for 90-minute tours.
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Noteworthy new listings also include Ojai’s third-oldest building; a buildable one-third share in Hollister Ranch; midcentury zest off Foothill Road; 1970s architecture in Montecito; and a downtown complex with a bungalow court.
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Other recent news: Goleta residents bedeviled by airport noise; a look inside Bellosguardo; State Street building to be converted to “workforce housing”; the difficulty of turning Paseo Nuevo residential; new pop-up shop at the Well; Carpinteria makes parklets permanent and bans “formula businesses” downtown; horseback riders win Live Oak Trail court battle; Inclusive Arts Clubhouse coming to La Cumbre Plaza; Clic sibling shop in Ojai.
More food news: First look at the Black Sheep’s menu; new Mexican restaurant on State Street; construction at another State Street restaurant space; update on Lilac Patisserie’s Coast Village Road plans; more on the expansion of Peasants Deli; $225,000 Flightline Restaurant settlement.
The new L’Antica Pizzeria da Michele—the second U.S. outpost of an Italian chain established in 1870—is a welcome addition to State Street, with pizza that lives up to the hype.
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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Renaming the post office and spending $500 k to do it. Is another great example tax payers money being wasted. — Dan Kolodziejski
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The post office renaming will cost roughly $500,000 paid for by the USPS internal funds from stamps and fees. — Derek
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