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Opening Date for Que at the Santa Barbara Public Market

More food news: Update on El Encanto’s plan for a pergola with retractable roof; new Summerland café; a breakfast burrito pop-up at Na Na Thai; Merci’s chicken pot pie; rentable raclette grills.

Slick Compound at the Top of Picacho Lane Sells for $28 Million

Last week’s sales also include a Park Lane Mediterranean; vacant lot on Valley Club Road; another polo PUD model home; TV Hill floops; renovated 1913 Craftsman in the Upper East; Hidden Valley outlier; El Caserio mini-compound; the roofline of the year; and more.

Two More New Fitness Studios

Plus: Veronica Beard is open on Coast Village Road; firsthand report from a friend whose house was burgled; the inaugural Santa Barbara Literary Festival will be this spring; the Los Patos Bridge interpretive display; Train and Barenaked Ladies to play the Santa Barbara Bowl.

Where in Santa Barbara…?

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

A Heck of a Swimming Pool on Ortega Ridge

Noteworthy new listings include a Toro Canyon compound once home to Jane Russell; appealing single-level sprawl near Romero Canyon; East Mesa with a suite over the garage; 1904 cottage downtown; and the 59-house development in Los Alamos.

A Bespoke English Country Masterpiece in Montecito’s Prestigious Riven Rock

Set on approximately 5.5 acres of breathtaking view grounds, the extraordinary estate at 771 Garden Lane blends old-world grandeur with modern sophistication, offering an unrivaled sanctuary for the most discerning buyers.

The Trump Administration Plans to Reopen the Santa Barbara County Coast to Drilling

Other recent news: The contentious proposal to redevelop Paseo Nuevo; 18-story Builder’s Remedy project submitted to Carpinteria; objections to the design of Sears lot at La Cumbre Plaza; Gold’s Gym locations bought by Eos Fitness; the renovation of Dwight Murphy Field.

Beachfront Living at Its Best: Five Enviable Homes on Padaro Lane

Just moments from Montecito and Summerland, Padaro Lane is quintessential California, where you can wake up every morning and smell the sea breeze.