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More Photos of the Padaro Lane Estate Asking $80 Million

Plus: Construction of underground pipeline to disrupt a swath of the city; Alt-J and Portugal. The Man to play the Santa Barbara Bowl; Asian American Neighborhood Festival on October 7; skincare business appears to be leaving Coast Village Road; “California on My Mind” at Sullivan Goss.

Divinitree Yoga Studio Has a New Name

Plus: She & Him’s Christmas show at the Arlington Theatre; updates on the renovation of Eastside Neighborhood Park and the Plaza Del Mar band shell; lecture about architect R.M. Schindler; apply to be on one of the city’s Advisory Groups.

A Pair of One-Bedroom Cottages on Padaro Lane Sold for $12 Million

Last week’s notable sales also include a big new Ennisbrook house for $12 million, a Birnam Wood midcentury with its own golf-cart gate, a 1922 Riviera fixer by Anna Louise Murphy Vhay, an 1895 house in Summerland, and many more.

Three Santa Barbara Restaurants Were Awarded Michelin’s Bib Gourmand

More food news: The county extended its parklet provision for another two years; a new sake-and-grapefruit spritz born in Montecito; a profile of the Good Plow; activity at a former restaurant space on Chapala; the Santa Barbara Lobster Fest is coming up.

Santa Barbara to Make Life Difficult for Liquor Stores

Other recent news: Los Padres National Forest has reopened; a long look at the cannabis situation in Carpinteria; Santa Barbara Ice & Propane appears to have closed; Goleta to fight Winchester Canyon cannabis farm; apartment complex at Castillo and Carrillo moves forward.

Where in Santa Barbara…?

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

One-of-a-Kind Downtown House Seeks $3 Million

Noteworthy new listings also include Old World charm in Sea Meadow, rare turnkey in Hope Ranch, a Lower Riviera fixer, and more.

An Aimless Wander Through Hidden Valley

Wedged between Hope Ranch and Las Positas is a neighborhood that feels like its own little world.