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“Functional Farmhouse” on Eucalyptus Hill Sells for $7.385 Million

Last week’s sales also include oceanfront just off More Mesa; Hope Ranch house with horse facility; nice backyard in Park Highlands; 1903 Santa Barbara Structure of Merit downtown; 1927 San Roque house for $3.677 million; and more.

Détente for Ty Warner and Four Seasons?

Other recent news: A rundown of July 4 events; room refresh at the Fess Parker Wine Country Inn; the Santa Claus Lane Bikeway is open for the summer; county supervisors tighten renovation laws; Goodreads founders bought on Eucalyptus Hill; the scourge of pickleball noise.

Athleta’s State Street Store to Close at Year End

Plus: Zipline park in the Santa Ynez Valley opens soon; the Lofts at the Mill got final design approval; Charley Crockett to play the Arlington Theatre; the Community Environmental Council’s 10,000-square-foot collaborative space on State Street; update on the removal of fruit trees at Rancho San Carlos; JustFoodForDogs to open in Goleta; L.A. design pop-up in Santa Ynez.

Where in Santa Barbara…?

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

Brutalism Gone Wild at the San Ysidro Trailhead

Noteworthy new listings also include a 2008 Mediterranean with a remnant of the old Arcady estate; one of the most darling houses in the Hedgerow; new farmhouse-style construction in Montecito; vacant lots with approved plans on the Riviera and in Hope Ranch; 1928 Lower Riviera bungalow; 71-acre equestrian compound in the Santa Ynez Valley; and more.

Pop-Up Dinner Series at Brekkies by Pico’s Original Chef

More food news: Stella Mare’s building would be difficult to tear down; porchetta sandwiches and cherry hand pies for July 4; the tom yum fries at Na Na Thai; High Seas Mead’s taproom gets the go-ahead; Margerum’s new tasting room in Los Olivos; Twenty-Four Blackbirds is growing its own cacao trees.

Summerland Is Getting a Bookstore

It’ll be in the 1921 building currently home to Garde, where everything is currently 50 percent off.

State Street Promenade Extended for Three More Years

Other recent news: Parklets off State Street get a reprieve; architect suggests a different promenade design; Jeff Bridges bought in Hope Ranch; Fergie sold her Santa Ynez Valley ranch; photos of last weekend’s Summer Solstice Celebration; eminent domain to be used for Goleta’s San Jose Creek Multipurpose Path project; gay pride flags stolen in Los Olivos; the concert lineup at Ojai’s Libbey Bowl; the tree of the month.