Founded in Montecito, Ysidro is a sophisticated spritz made with super-premium sake and real, organic grapefruit and sea salt. “It captures the coastal lifestyle we know and love,” says cofounder Monica Epstein.
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Plus: The effort to improve Coast Village Road moved to the next step; Cottage Health opened a new urgent-care facility in Santa Barbara; three new concerts announced at the Santa Barbara Bowl; a naughty maid; the answer to last week’s “Where in Santa Barbara…?”
“We found out the hard way that a house near us is part of the vacation-ownership site Pacaso. We’re wondering if this business model is legal in our area, because our new one-eighth-share neighbors are partying it up when they’re in town.” —M.
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“Outdoor living will never go out of style, especially for a place as beautiful as Santa Barbara,” say Daniel and Valerie Pampel of Pampel Design, a luxury interior window coverings and exterior shade solution company serving its community across Santa Barbara County.
Last week’s sales also included a Hope Ranch new-build that went for $2 million over ask; three big houses with ocean views; the last undeveloped lot in Birnam Wood; the Lower Riviera house I thought was underpriced; another overachiever in the Bluffs; and more.
Plus: Speed limits on Las Positas and Modoc are likely to change; the Belmond El Encanto tweaked its name; the Aloha Fun Center still has no idea when it will open; new Santa Cruz Island campground in the works; Amos Lee to play the Lobero.
More food news: The Dutch Garden might quietly open soon; Matty’s Hot Chicken is back at the Public Market; Kunin Wines’s new tasting room has opened; Sevtap Winery’s tasting room has closed; the Magic Castle Cabaret owners are trying to restart the venue; a profile of Lefty’s Coffee Collective in Los Olivos; “trash ass pizza” in Los Alamos.
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Noteworthy new listings also include likely spec renos near Montecito Union School and on Pepper Hill; a sprawler off Eucalyptus Hill Road; Mediterranean in need of updating on the back of the Riviera; four acres and a dog on Pill Hill; sweet little San Roque cottage; and more.
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I hope that the owner of 806 divulges all of the history on that flip house to prospective buyers as required by law. — Pythia
The master bed was positioned towards the “‘motor court” to have the best possible view of our teenage boys sneaking out in a 1992 Geo… — Bruce Giffin
While the picture is just a rendering, hopefully that big beautiful box on the roof is a back up generator as I second the motion… — TJ
The Carl Maston house is amazing. Plywood is due for a comeback. — A
When will Caltrans landscape the new Montecito section of the 101 similar to what was installed in Carp? — Greg
Could you cram more ‘stuff’ on that foyer table for the cover of the new Private Homes book? — Gail
We've been using Blacklane for years to go to/from LAX and the Mesa. German ownership currently. I dread the changes sure to come under Uber. — Ami