Sweeping mountain views set the backdrop for this professionally designed and meticulously remodeled home in Samarkand, one of the best neighborhoods in Santa Barbara.
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Other recent news: Hollister Avenue in Old Town Goleta will become two lanes with back-in angled parking; the Yes Store opens this week; Santa Barbara is monitoring sewage for Covid; removal of Haskell’s Beach oil piers is on track; bad day for a Tesla owner.
Last week’s sales also include a San Roque three-bedroom with ADU for $3.65 million; Montecito Mediterranean; Alta Mesa fixer with views; 1926 bungalow on Chapala; and more.
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More food news: The Natural Café on State Street will close in the spring; the Dutch Garden is said to be quietly opening for lunch any day now; an epic rant about McConnell’s Fine Ice Creams; the Daisy’s enticing new array of condiments, dressings, and more; chicken-and-waffles chain coming to Paseo Nuevo.
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Noteworthy new listings also include a Eucalyptus Hill house for those in a complex relationship; 1887 Queen Anne in the Upper East; California cottage overlooking the Montecito Club golf course; and a Summerland house with primo views in both directions.
Objectively speaking, there can’t be a single best neighborhood in Santa Barbara. Subjectively, the Presidio wins hands down. Its nine square blocks have more character than most Southern California towns.
Plus: The State Street Promenade will become a “living experiment” for cyclists and pedestrians; UCSB’s proposed Munger Hall got two floors smaller; ribbon-cutting for the Randall Road Debris Basin; the candidates for District 1 of the Santa Barbara Unified School District; expansion plans for the Santa Barbara Auto Group.
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Italian cuisine is more than just pasta. — Don
A dealership instead? Not sure about that. — Eleni
I really want to check out Beau, it looks like a fun place to hang! Soon, hopefully, soon. Why would someone be trying so hard… — JD
Tiny fact check: the Beau website was designed with exactly zero AI. Human concept, human design, human creative. We do use AI as a marketing… — Starr Hall
Apparently we’re an AI-driven storytelling bar. Which is wild because AI still hasn’t shown up for a single bartending shift. For the record, ChatGPT has… — Starr Hall
FWIW - Metro Theaters usually posts showtimes on Tuesdays for the upcoming week beginning on Fridays. Hopefully will see new showtimes posted tomorrow. — Tom
Don, not only is the website AI generated, the copy reads as if it were ChatGPT's first pass. I hope the owner's are successful and… — J