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16 New Listings: From a One-Bedroom Cottage to a Baroque Boudoir

So many new listings! Some are just wonderful, some are not. But they’re all fun to look at.

Two New Shops at the Montecito Country Mart

Plus: SeaVees’s big new headquarters is for lease; Eye of the Day appears to be for sale; short film and discussion about Santa Barbara beekeepers; county survey about where to allow cannabis shops.

Rent Control Proposed for Santa Barbara

Other recent news: Who eucalyptized Southern California?; the argument against renaming San Andres Street; street musicians unhappy with pandemic ban; the tree of the month; another Edhat classic.

A Jolt of L.A. Cool for Sleepy Carpinteria

The name of Little Dom’s Seafood is a bit of a misnomer—there’s more turf than surf on the menu—but the space looks great and the overall experience is a winning one.

One of Montecito’s Original Hilltop Estates Sold for $30.8 Million

It was a big week for residential real estate sales in Santa Barbara—the Solana estate finally sold, and two properties went for over $10 million.

The Cow Atop Bossie’s Kitchen Is Damaged Beyond Repair

More food news: Photos of the Lark when it was still a work in progress; Metropulos Fine Foods wants to fill the C’est Cheese void; Ocean Fathoms ages wine in the Pacific; the name of the restaurant opening in the Fosters Freeze space; a Malibu branch of Lucky’s; reusable produce bags.

Ty Warner Won’t Reopen Properties Because He Fears Liability

Other recent news: Biltmore employees protest lack of communication about their future; Goleta chose a design for its new train station; the county has been using Roundup herbicide in debris basins; pay cut for city employees; renovated Mason Beach Inn to reopen.

One-Acre Property on Butterfly Beach Now $5.5 Million Cheaper

The week’s top price adjustments also include a magical spot to build, a Hope Ranch estate that has gone up in price, the original Knapp house, spiffy contemporary interiors way up the hill, the Coyote Road hovel, and more.