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Noteworthy new listings also include a Eucalyptus Hill house for those in a complex relationship; 1887 Queen Anne in the Upper East; California cottage overlooking the Montecito Club golf course; and a Summerland house with primo views in both directions.
Objectively speaking, there can’t be a single best neighborhood in Santa Barbara. Subjectively, the Presidio wins hands down. Its nine square blocks have more character than most Southern California towns.
Plus: The State Street Promenade will become a “living experiment” for cyclists and pedestrians; UCSB’s proposed Munger Hall got two floors smaller; ribbon-cutting for the Randall Road Debris Basin; the candidates for District 1 of the Santa Barbara Unified School District; expansion plans for the Santa Barbara Auto Group.
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Plus: Tri-County Produce appears to have been sold; what’s up with Ghost Village Road trick-or-treating this year; update on the Electrify America charging station coming to downtown; a new musical called “Miss You Like Hell.”
Last week’s sales also include a remodeled San Roque house for $3 million; four-bedroom on 6.13 acres in upper Carpinteria; Riviera makeover opportunity; two on Eucalyptus Hill; and more.
And more explorations in the Santa Ynez Valley: A beer bar for wine-industry people; satisfying Mexican food in Solvang; and autumnal bounty at a pair of honor-system farmstands.
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More food news: Pearl Social’s holiday extravaganza is coming back; L’antica Pizzeria da Michele Is very close to opening; the rumored tenant of the former Montecito Wine Bistro space; update on Oat Bakery’s Goleta outpost; a liquor-license application on Park Lane in Montecito; Pueblo Pollo’s special Pakistani menu.
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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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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