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Is Peasants Feast Thinking of Starting Dinner Service?

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More food news: Rumored tenant for former downtown McDonald’s; We Want the Funk profile; the Women Winemakers Celebration is coming up; the inaugural Ojai Food + Wine event is this fall; yoga and wine at Frequency Wines; appealing menu at Good Lion/Sama Sama collaboration in Ventura; any Easter brunch suggestions?

1880s Queen Anne in the Upper East Sells for $3.2 Million

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Last week’s sales also include a Fig Avenue apartment complex; four-bedroom in outer Carp; the Bel Air Knolls spec reno with a galvanized-metal pool; the Summerland house with rooftop parking; and more.

Name That Santa Barbara Building (Part 2)

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The folks at the Santa Barbara Historical Museum went through the Gledhill Library collection to find old photos of Santa Barbara so we can play a game: can you identify which buildings these are?

The Las Aves Developer Has Taken Over More of Los Patos Way

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Plus: Housing for the homeless is said to be in the works for 1.7 acres on upper State Street; more on MarBorg’s hefty rate hike for non-curbside service; Channel City Lumber is opening a Santa Barbara store; Angel boutique is moving; an update on the Best Western Pepper Tree Hotel; the Santa Barbara Antique Show is coming up; E. Mountain Drive has reopened at the Cold Spring trailhead; Trombone Shorty, Ziggy Marley, and Mavis Staples to play the Santa Barbara Bowl.

Where in Santa Barbara…?

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

Second Time Around for a Sweet Little House in the Hedgerow

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Noteworthy new listings also include: Backyard for days in Yankee Farm; a rare Owen Road listing; welcoming California cottage in Cielito; what $3.575 million buys in San Roque; one for Elings Park devotees; 1913 Craftsman in the Upper East; and more.

An Effort to Preserve 48 More Acres of the Gaviota Coast

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Other recent news: HBO will adapt “Empty Mansions” into a series; a step forward for the De La Guerra Plaza revamp; Santa Barbara County might partner with San Luis Obispo county on a desalination plant; Montecito fire chief announces retirement; final oil piers removed from Haskell’s Beach; the Garden Street Dog.

Restoration Hardware’s Montecito Store Will Have a Restaurant

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RH is seeking a manager and chef for the restaurant, which will serve a menu of “timeless classics.”