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Gobernador Canyon Avocado Farm Sells for $5.375 Million

Last week’s sales also include a stylish Mesa house for $4.15 million; Hot Springs vacant lot; 1922 three-bedroom on the Lower Riviera; and a 1919 Structure of Merit across from Alice Keck Park Memorial Garden.

The Montecito House That Time Magazine Called a “Glass Tent”

Designed in 1950 by pioneering architect Lutah Maria Riggs, the Erving House is a rare architectural treasure, fusing sculptural modernism with native California landscape in a way few homes ever have.

The Upper Village Is Getting Another Bank Branch

Plus: Swimwear chain confirmed for Coast Village Road; Loveworn has opened a Carpinteria shop; the Santa Barbara County Civil Grand Jury weighs in; fence proposed around the landmark Moreton Bay fig tree; electronic duo to play the Santa Barbara Bowl; Melissa Chandon paintings at Caldwell Snyder.

Seoulmate Kitchen Is Open at the Santa Barbara Public Market

More food news: Seoulmate’s bar menu for Cooney’s is now live; new Thai restaurant on State Street; Shintori Sushi has closed; Odessa Lounge has closed; the Carpinteria branch of the Nugget is open; Stica in Santa Ynez debuts tomorrow; new restaurateurs have taken over the Ranch House in Ojai; Ventura now has an outpost of Corazón Cocina; profiles of Cody’s Cafe, Pony Kitchen + Cocktails, Cafe La Fonda, and High Seas Mead.

Where in Santa Barbara…?

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Adam Levine and Behati Prinsloo Want $65 Million for Their Picacho Lane Mansion

Noteworthy new listings also include a dazzler once you step inside; Montecito Spanish-ish with a tricky floor plan; mini compound on 1.6 acres on the edge of the Hedgerow; the striking Brutalist home on Eucalyptus Hill; and more.

El Encanto May Get a Coffee Shop and Private Club

Other recent news: The owners of the property behind the Mission claim to be leasing it to a church; e-bike riders ticketed; the temporary Goleta Valley Library is open; Highway 166 reopened as Madre Fire gets closer to containment.

The 32 Restaurants Expected to Open in Coming Months

On the menu this year: Aperitivo’s spinoff; two Thomas Keller establishments; an outpost of Nobu; three true farm-to-table restaurants; Basque-inspired food downtown; Mediterranean on De La Guerra Plaza; harborside revamp; three newcomers at the Public Market; two Funk Zone cocktail bars; Mexican seafood; and much more.