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QwikResponse, Your Local Damage Restoration & Construction Company

QwikResponse is a community-focused, third-generation family-owned restoration and construction company with deep ties to its beloved central coast community.

The Future of Paseo Nuevo Is Unclear

Other recent news: The original Motel 6, near East Beach, charges as much as $426 per night; Santa Barbara County to install license-plate readers; Elings Park now has a free nine-hole disc golf course; monkeypox vaccine to be available at Pride events; Girls Inc. is suing a real estate brokerage and developer.

Golden Quadrangle Ranch House Flipped for $7.65 Million

Last week’s sales also include a 1999 Hedgerow compound; a sprawling two-bedroom on Eucalyptus Hill; Mediterranean and midcentury houses on the Riviera; and more.

Dutch Garden Is Getting Closer to Opening

More food news: The Whole Foods renovation continues; Juice Ranch is opening a Solvang outpost; Hook & Press’s savory new treat; Corazón Cocina is taking over the food at M. Special; you can now check out an induction burner from the library; the Baker’s Table’s new location has opened.

Three New Apartment Buildings in the Works

With a total of 152 units, the projects offer an interesting glimpse at efforts to address the housing crisis in Santa Barbara.

Where in Santa Barbara…?

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

The Cutest Little Oceanfront Cottage

Noteworthy new listings also include 1925 Riviera house with glamorous bones; room for improvement on Campanil Hill; quirky floor plan a few doors down from La Cumbre Country Club; a Hope Ranch starter home; something vivid on Pill Hill; and more.

A Magnificent Modern Farmhouse in Ennisbrook

The epitome of luxury and elegance, 1930 Jelinda Drive is a five-bedroom home that masterfully mixes classic farmhouse elements with a clean, contemporary aesthetic.

A Santa Barbara Landmark Is for Sale

Other recent news: Married tech billionaires bought the Toro Canyon contemporary; a rare glimpse of a U-2 spy plane; Red Studio salon moved to State Street; proposal to keep Diablo Canyon nuclear plant open through 2035; former TV star running for mayor of Ojai.