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Makeover Proposed for the Former Nordstrom Building

Plus: Hotel coming to the vacant lot next to Santa Cruz Market; hotel rates are now 50 percent higher than three years ago; Pacaso opposition on the Riviera; the old Victor the Florist storefront is for lease; Kismet’s annex is open in Montecito’s Upper Village; discounted membership for the forthcoming CycleBar.

Montecito Homeowners Fight Effort to Reclaim Hot Springs Trailhead Parking

Other recent news: Who will donate the last $50,000 for the Plaza Del Mar bandshell?; Santa Barbara Airport, Amtrak, and city buses drop mask requirement; the Montecito Journal’s new spinoff magazine; Carpinteria Skate Park moves forward; FAA revokes license of asinine YouTube pilot; drama at the Montecito Sanitary District; Goleta motel to become permanent housing for the homeless.

Something Completely Different in the Santa Ynez Valley

Noteworthy new listings also include Sand Point Road oceanfront for $23 million; a 1923 house in the Upper East; neighbors on the back of Eucalyptus Hill; Mission Canyon midcentury; a throwback in the Golden Quadrangle; and more.

Where in Santa Barbara…?

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

A Spinning Studio Is Opening at Paseo Nuevo

Plus: Cat Power is playing the Lobero; the latest Jeff Bezos rumor; a new mobile dance class in Santa Barbara; Letter Perfect found its next home (and a new name); where Home Crush is opening in Summerland; “The Little Book of Montecito Writers.”

The Opening Date for Local on Coast Village Road

More food news: Hook & Press was worth the wait; new direction rumored for the Montecito Wine Bistro; Rare Society’s Funk Zone steakhouse is now shooting for June; Santa Barbara Fish Market is opening a Goleta outpost; Montecito Deli & Market has opened under new management; what dinner at Bedda Mia is like; waterfront resort to have a ground-floor restaurant and rooftop bar; profile of Last of Seven pickle company.

A Close-Up Look at TV Hill

TV Hill has a little bit of everything, including delightful houses off Cliff Drive, yardifacts galore, a parking lot with world-class views, 270 “Mediterranean-style” townhomes, hospice care, and a rich man’s memorabilia stash.

Montecito Compound Sells for $14.5 Million, Doubling Value in a Year

Last week’s sales also include a stylish specimen in Hope Ranch; a Hedgerow cutie that went for $3.2 million more than two years ago; a Mesa property for $550,000 over ask; a townhouse for $4.525 million; a 1925 stone house on the Riviera initially listed by the owner; and more.