Jennifer Steinwurtzel’s popular Presidio boutique has two new shops in the works. Plus: a warehouse sale is coming up.
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Last week’s sales also include an acre with a teardown in West Mesa; 1956 ocean-view house on El Camino De La Luz; small Hedgerow house in need of updating; West Beach condo for $3.6 million; and more.
More food news: A new Japanese restaurant in San Roque; more on Fresco Cafe’s imminent move downtown; the Coast Range folks are opening an establishment in the Succulent space; Italian market and deli opening in Solvang; Third Window’s smash burger is as good as people say.
Highlights from a trip to New York, Litchfield County, Providence, Boston, and Toronto—including three worthwhile hotels, a spectacular park, and crème brûlée ice cream.
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Plus: Midcentury estate sale in Lompoc; Jerry Seinfeld at the Arlington; background on a Bradbury Avenue bungalow court; tours of MarBorg’s recycling facility; Sunkissed Pantry has opened on Canon Perdido; new State Street gallery devoted to one artist; Santa Barbara Police Department has introduced a special evacuation siren; Yellow Bird Music is moving.
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Noteworthy new listings also include a textbook renovation on San Ysidro Road; a pair of Upper East houses; “off-the-grid living” for sale by owner; and more.
Other recent news: Carpinteria is considering a permanent parklet program; first case of monkeypox in Santa Barbara County; new Ortega Park renderings; a new school that lets children decide what to learn; the Montecito Fire Protection District approved an evacuation study; turmoil at Clay Studio; Goleta bike path up for review.
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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