Plus: Santa Barbara Urban Flea Market is now open on State Street; actor Bryan Cranston’s Mussel Shoals house sold; amusement park art at Thomas Reynolds Gallery; Highway 101 construction to stop using sound to deter cormorants; nine more acres of cannabis in Carpinteria.
Other recent news: County Democrats endorse incumbents; Montecito’s Read ‘N Post to be replaced by new shop; interview with mayoral candidate Randy Rowse; billionaire buys $31 million Butterfly Beach house; Figueroa Mountain wildflower update; Aman Resorts in talks regarding possible Mount Baldy resort.
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The week’s other notable sales include a 9,000-square-foot Mediterranean in Ennisbrook; vacant lot flipped for $1.5 million more after just nine months; a cute 1941 Moody Sisters house; big villa on prestigious Park Lane; elegance on Emerson Avenue; and more.
More food news: A visit to Golden Line Coffee Bar; two profiles of Secret Bao; music nightly at the San Ysidro Ranch restaurant; the Goleta IHOP is moving; Easter Bunny special at the Lark.
Other recent news: Cold Spring School seeks restraining order against parent; where to look for vaccination appointments; Los Angeles Magazine writer issues clarifications; Santa Barbara appoints new fire chief; Isla Vista beaches to be closed for two weekends; buyers of two Montecito estates revealed.
Other noteworthy new listings include “one of the original homes in Carpinteria”; another Hope Ranch fixer; a midcentury with potential; and a 1920 Craftsman in the Bungalow Haven district.
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Plus: Mindful Barbell is a new fitness studio for people over 40; model unit at E. De La Guerra apartment complex; Congregation B’nai B’rith is looking to expand; Casa del Herrero is launching a summer arts education program; Lompoc vaccination process.
The former printing press has been turned into a 24,000-square-foot community art center beyond compare, at least anywhere near here.
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