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Last week’s closings also include a 9,400-square-foot Hope Ranch estate; an Ennisbrook ski lodge; an $8.6 million Hope Ranch flip; zippy midcentury in Carpinteria; and a Montecito house that traded for $4.5 million and immediately came back on the market for $800,000 more.
More food news: Further details about the establishment replacing Blackbird at the Hotel Californian; Via Gelateria has opened in Solvang; locally based importer and distributor of European wines; Santa Barbara County Farm Day is coming up.
Plus: Big sale at Dylan Star’s Paseo Nuevo store; high-tech parking enforcement; the Lumineers are coming to the Santa Barbara Bowl; suggestions on where to hike while the forest is closed; virtual presentation about the desalination plant; “Where in Santa Barbara…?” answer.
Other recent news: Ty Warner’s ex claims he abused her and hid assets; SBCC’s stadium is still closed to the public; a Montecito house was moved; antiques store opens in Paseo Nuevo; members of Historic Landmarks Commission ticked off about city’s closing of a paseo; Trek Foundation helping to improve mountain-biking trails; analysis of a city council candidate forum.
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Notable new listings also include a historic conundrum on the Riviera; Eucalyptus Hill house that thinks it’s worth eight figures; fabulous 1927 bones in the Hedgerow; a Hope Ranch flip; and more.
Plus: Bar Le Côte opens tonight (but without beer and wine for now); a new project from the pastry chef of Corazón Cocina and the Project; VeganGreenGo has closed; the dining room at Solvang’s Coast Range finally debuts.
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