This week’s noteworthy new listings also include high design with a price to match in the Hedgerow; Lower Riviera ranch given a contemporary gloss; unremarkable house on a Mesa bluff; and a charming Upper East bungalow.
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If you look closely, there are faces all around town—although they tend to have expressions that range from blank to despairing….
Other recent news: The Central Coast’s only ice rink is struggling; the history of the fountain at Sycamore Canyon Road and Stanwood Drive; mini monolith at the Andrée Clark Bird Refuge; in praise of Santa Barbara’s trees.
More food news: Noemi has permanently closed; new gelato shop on State Street says it’ll debut soon; weekly burrito at La Paloma to benefit Acme Hospitality staffers; sandwich shop joins Third Window pop-up lineup; Fatty Vegan opening date.
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Noteworthy sales from the past seven days include a $13.25-million flip, Padaro Lane beachfront for eight figures, a lot where the Mt. Calvary Monastery once stood, and a midcentury cottage in Mission Canyon.
Plus: Art photographs of Lotusland; help Santa Barbara Channelkeeper keep our watershed clean; a visit to Empire Cleaning Supply; the answer to last week’s “Where in Santa Barbara…?”
A look back at the year’s most popular posts—somehow, the royal arrival only came in third—and a reminder that feedback is genuinely welcome.
More food news: Chocolats du CaliBressan closed its Santa Barbara shop; Persona Pizzeria has reopened; a Dunkin outpost closed; the city is trying to force liquor-store owners to stop patrons from being a nuisance.
Notable new listings also include a renovated ranch house in Montecito, a cutie in Bungalow Haven area, and a Spanish Colonial up near E. Mountain Drive.
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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