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It was another $80 million week in closings (and that’s just the properties over $3 million). See what sold and for how much, including two Picacho Lane estates, a Hope Ranch architectural statement, a midcentury with potential, and a Lower Riviera charmer.
Plus: Gorjana jewelry shop has opened in Montecito; Highway 1 repairs to be completed by April 30; aquarium store Aquatic Jewels opening imminently; price cut and renderings for semi-finished estate; tours of the San Marcos Foothills; book of movie recommendations from the Santa Barbara International Festival; the State Street Advisory Committee seeks members.
Know where this photo was taken? Prove it in the comments. [Updated with the answer.]
Other recent news: More on the ongoing closure of the Biltmore; Santa Barbara Unified School District to fully reopen; Goleta’s Storke Plaza to get redone; interview with former mayor Sheila Lodge; residents use stimulus money to plant community garden.
More food news: Old Town Coffee has expanded inside and out; lunch at Revolver; Sanders & Sons Gelato has opened in Ojai; Santa Barbara Vintners Spring Weekend postponed till next spring; outpost of Jersey Mike’s coming to Goleta.
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Other recent news: Santa Barbara County isn’t moving to the orange tier yet; California set a reopening date (but the mask mandate will continue); Dennis Miller bought across the street from the house he sold to Ellen DeGeneres for $49 million; the story of Canon Perdido.
Also new to market this week: Hope Ranch chateau; 1923 Spanish Colonial Revival with locationitis; lots of mountain views; when minimalism gets weird; the first sighting of a Tesla roof; an attempt to flip an uninspired house; and many more.
“A new fence is going up at the Santa Barbara High School baseball field. Does that mean no more dog walkers and picnickers?” —T.
Burning Questions
- Why Are the Railroad Tracks Being Expanded Along Padaro Lane?
- Will You Explain the Plan to Adapt the Waterfront for Climate Change?
- Why Did the Rosewood Miramar Beach Install Gates?
- How Long Will This Big Pipe Be at East Beach?
- Is Cabrillo Boulevard Going to Be Widened Under Highway 101?
- Was There a Fisherman Inn in Downtown Santa Barbara?
- What Are Those Old Buildings at the Corner of Castillo and Montecito Streets?
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