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Plus: The Santa Barbara Antique Show is this week; Trevor Noah and Tyler Childers at the Bowl; decorator warehouse sale; solar-powered e-bike tours; a better look at the 36-unit apartment complex proposed for lower Garden Street; Ruth Ellen Hoag show at Thomas Reynolds Gallery.
Last week’s sales also include a flip of the 1919 Villa Firenze on Mission Canyon Road; Upper East contemporary with terrific landscaping; hacienda-style E. Mountain Drive compound; Birnam Wood three-bedroom; the 1929 Upper East house with the sexy floor plan; off-market midcentury on the Riviera; and more.
More food news: Congratulations to the four area restaurants added to the Michelin Guide; the 7-Eleven on Milpas is reportedly closing; harbor coffee bar in the works; happy hour at Sama Sama Kitchen; Chez Justine is pulling the plug on pop-ups; L’Antica Pizzeria da Michele gelato cart.
The Siteline newsletter is the best way to follow the website. To subscribe, click the link at the bottom of this post. And you can unsubscribe at any time.
Noteworthy new listings include two properties asking $2.5 million more than they sold for during pandemic glory days; a Hope Ranch compound in need of an update; recent renovation on Las Canoas Road; a $4.75 million “surf shack” in Hollister Ranch; and more.
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Other recent news: No surprises in election results so far; Santa Barbara News-Press dropped its Sunday edition; Santa Barbara’s city attorney was terminated; $530 million value assigned to the Ritz-Carlton Bacara; Coast Village Road urgent care opens this week; TV producer Marcy Carsey expanded her Montecito holdings; Ojai Valley Lavender Festival is moving to Santa Barbara; new kids’ store in Goleta; developer of a Buellton bowling alley complex is throwing in the towel.
Plus: A visit to the magical Rose Story Farm; the Las Aves complex claims another building; upcoming productions of “The Nutcracker” and “A Christmas Carol”; Anacapa Island to reopen for day use and overnight camping; mysterious transaction of a State Street building.
More food news: The spiffy new Brass Bird café in Carpinteria; Handlebar has abandoned its plan for a Milpas outpost; La Lieff Wines tasting room in the Funk Zone is open; several 7-Eleven stores are said to be closing; addictive candy from Santa Barbara Pistachio Company.
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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