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James Perse Appears to Be Moving Down the Street

Plus: West Beach’s Ambassador Park to get redesigned to celebrate Chumash culture; ghost tours now offered in Solvang; more on the city’s purchase of a building on E. Anapamu Street; new building proposed for a long, narrow lot on E. Carrillo Street; the Goleta Lemon Festival is next month.

Where in Santa Barbara…?

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

Palm Springs Style in the Hedgerow

Noteworthy new listings also include a 1990s Mediterranean in a sweet setting; big Toro Canyon house on 4.4 acres with Chumash restrictions; renovated contemporary off San Antonio Canyon Park; auction of relatively new construction; 1890 Craftsman configured as a triplex; and more.

Another Step Forward for the Revamp of De La Guerra Plaza

Other recent news: the Planning Commission puts the screws to the 101 Garden Street hotel; more on Ocean Fathoms’s misbehavior; the Santa Barbara News-Press’s list of creditors; proposed improvements to Stow Grove Park in Goleta; the Santa Barbara Zoo’s new red panda.

A Cool New House Is Under Construction on Padaro Lane

Plus: The Plaza Del Mar band shell renovation will begin soon; Angel Montecito’s moving date; new women’s apparel boutique in the Funk Zone; update on the giant red stiletto off Highway 101; work on Summerland oil wells to start next week; “Where in Santa Barbara…?” answer.

Campanil Is a Neighborhood in Flux

The area east of Hope Ranch was developed in the early 1970s, and many of the original houses have been getting replaced with contemporary architecture, resulting in a delightful kind of whiplash.

The Garden Street Dog Has a New Owner

Last week’s sales also include the snazzy French Country one in Birnam Wood; a bunch in the Santa Ynez Valley; midcentury between Mission Canyon and Cielito; mini-compound by the freeway; and more.

Na Na Thai Is Now Open for Lunch

More food news: The return of Golden Line Coffee; Foxtail Kitchen’s last day before it changes name and concept; Cookies & Dreams chain is coming to State Street; Solvang’s Campo del Sol is “indefinitely closed”; Mr. B Middle Eastern restaurant has closed; two openings and a closing in Isla Vista; the Greek Orthodox Church’s annual celebration of Greek food; Atla has opened a branch in Venice Beach.