Other recent news: Progress for Cottage Health’s plan to replace four small buildings with a large one; interview with Santa Barbara Unified School District board president Kate Ford; illustrator Daniel Sulzberg.
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Set on a private, gated acre studded with mature oak trees, 705 Oak Grove Drive is a single-level Montecito farmhouse estate completely renovated and reimagined in 2016.
Plus: Price cut for a pretty Upper East house; improvements in the works for El Capitan Beach; Pura Luna Apothecary’s new shop is open; a delightful visit to Idyll Mercantile.
The plan for De La Guerra Plaza has much to like—the removal of car traffic and parking, the airiness, the dining area—but there are also some reasons for concern.
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But shortages remain an issue. Other recent news: Concerns about the revised police headquarters design; Coast Village Road beautification effort; new UCLA Health cancer clinic; Urban Flea Market opening at Paseo Nuevo; juvenile gray whale visits Stearns Wharf; cannabis vs. grapes in the Santa Rita Hills; animatronic dinosaurs to return.
Other notable sales this week: a one-day flip on Middle Road, a pink villa atop Hidden Valley Lane, a fast closing for over ask in central Montecito, a spec new-build on the market for two years, a bunch of fixers, and more.
More food news: One of Starbucks’s State Street locations is going to close; Finch & Fork now serving on the roof; Wingstop chain open at La Cumbre Plaza; Solvang’s Coast Range restaurant will have vacation rentals upstairs; an intriguing new food hall in Camarillo.
Plus: Granada Theatre penthouse for rent; a tenant at the handsome new Monterey Colonial building on E. De La Guerra; the Cuyama Buckhorn’s pool is opening; two more film festival awards; free e-bike demos downtown; a special message for hikers with dogs.
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