Plus: A visit to the airplant nursery in Carpinteria; Montecito Board of Architectural Review meetings are now on YouTube; MarBorg recycling centers have reopened; reader tip about the Super 8 motel in Goleta.
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This week’s noteworthy new listings continue to run the gamut, from boxy contemporary villas above Montecito, to Upper East antiques, to a traditional Cape Cod abutting More Mesa….
But he was mum about why it hasn’t reopened. Other recent news: Fiesta car parade canceled; the county has been underreporting Covid-19 cases; limited local Covid-19 testing availability; Goleta motel on track to become housing for the homeless; new flights between Santa Barbara and San Diego; proposed State Street apartment complex.
More food news: The proprietor of the restaurant coming to the Fosters Freeze space; Revolver selling pizzas to go; new Montecito chocolate shop; Dutch Garden to reopen under new ownership; Everytable debut remains unclear; new tasting room in Carp; Solvang tiki bar serving “winetails.”
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Other recent news: Lovebird boutique has reopened under new ownership; Florida-based company is taking over Santa Barbara’s third cannabis shop; database of public-land destinations; Lake Carneros footbridge closed.
Thank goodness for homeowners’ quirks—looking at real estate would be a lot less fun without them.
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Burning Questions
- What Are Those Old Buildings at the Corner of Castillo and Montecito Streets?
- When Will the Coast Village Road Medians Be Completed?
- What’s This Scaffold Structure on Las Positas Road?
- Why Does Street Striping Take So Long to Happen?
- Why Do Rocket Launches Look the Way They Do?
- How Is the San Ysidro Debris Basin Designed to Work?
- What’s This Building on Helena Avenue?
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