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This Jeff Shelton House Has Sold Three Times in Seven Years

Last week’s sales also include the Hope Ranch midcentury designed by Carl Maston; Arcady California cottage; multicolored 1910 Craftsman in Bungalow Haven; Coronada Circle three-bedroom; and more.

The Miramar Resort Is Adding More Shopping

Plus: Beads store is reopening in a new location; the Thousand Steps Beach stairs are back open after a six-month revamp; Ensemble Theatre Company presents “Carmen Jones”; plans for a new house on Edgewater Way; the Big Yellow House is for sale; Hotel Santa Barbara’s new look.

Total Livability in the Upper East

Noteworthy new listings also include a house with room to move on Camino Viejo; a sweet little 1947 cottage in Montecito; a main-drag lot with permitted mixed-use plans in Los Alamos; and more.

Where in Santa Barbara…?

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

Augie’s Is Starting to Come Together

More food news: The name of the restaurant coming to the former Low Pigeon space; Carpinteria restaurant opening a meat/fish shop; happy hour at Bettina; Cottage Hospital’s Oak Park Market + Eatery; the new Courtyard by Marriott will have a restaurant called St. Remy; Tamar merchandise.

The Ojai Studio Artists Tour Is Back and Bigger Than Ever

More than 70 studios will be open October 8-10 for the largest tour in the 38-year history of Ojai Studio Artists. It’s a chance to see world-class art, explore an array of eclectic workspaces, and chat with the artists themselves. And it’s free.

Santa Barbara’s Lax Regulation of Short-Term Rentals

Other recent news: Changes coming to the Castillo Street undercrossing; new state laws encourage residential development of commercial land; more on UCSB’s controversial Munger Hall dorm; several burglars caught in flagrante delicto; cruise ship season has begun; appeals court blocks attempt to end offshore fracking moratorium; Montecito Med Spa has opened; four cities came to an agreement with the county sheriff over fees; the tree of the month is the paperbark.

The Jake & Jones Men’s Shop Has Soft-Opened

Plus: New salon coming to De La Vina; retro signage is up at the Courtyard by Marriott on State Street; Opera Santa Barbara presents “Tosca”; Santa Barbara County Search & Rescue open house; Ukrainian cultural celebration; “Memories of Mountain Drive” at the Santa Barbara Historical Museum.