Other local news: Artists paint mural honoring George Floyd; vote today whether to cancel the Santa Barbara County Fair; Downtown-Waterfront Shuttle service suspended for financial reasons; setback for controversial cannabis farm; QAD goats.
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Plus: East Beach volleyball nets are back up; the prettiest volleyball court around (but it’s private); Oprah is having work done; another house sold for over $10 million.
“Any West Coast antiques lover knows Big Daddy’s,” wrote Architectural Digest in a piece about L.A.’s best design stores. “The shop has been supplying vintage furniture in Los Angeles since 1996 in a space that feels like the home of an eccentric collector.”
More food news: What it’s like to dine at a restaurant these days; the Carpinteria outpost of Little Dom’s has been pushed back again; previewing the food at Alessia Patisserie and Coast & Olive; Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf closed.
The week’s top price reductions include Tuscan mansions, a beachside cottage, an Upper East grande dame, a couple of midcentury opportunities, and much more.
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In 1995, architect Barton Myers bought 38 acres in Toro Canyon for $500,000, choosing the site for the first of his trademark steel-and-glass houses. Now he has put it on the market for $8.2 million.
Other recent news: Checking in on the State Street situation; forthcoming guidance on reopening fitness facilities; Board of Supervisors to vote on cannabis reform; Ventura beaches reopening to sunbathers; Bossie the Cow got painted gold; missing ducks found; California Mid-State Fair canceled; plan to drill new wells abandoned.
Other noteworthy new listings: Fairytale French in the Hedgerow; ten acres where San Roque meets Mission Canyon; spec renovation with grand ambitions; ocean and mountain views above Summerland; Cape Cod house with a she-shed out back; why you need a broker.
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A dealership instead? Not sure about that. — Eleni
I really want to check out Beau, it looks like a fun place to hang! Soon, hopefully, soon. Why would someone be trying so hard… — JD
Tiny fact check: the Beau website was designed with exactly zero AI. Human concept, human design, human creative. We do use AI as a marketing… — Starr Hall
Apparently we’re an AI-driven storytelling bar. Which is wild because AI still hasn’t shown up for a single bartending shift. For the record, ChatGPT has… — Starr Hall
FWIW - Metro Theaters usually posts showtimes on Tuesdays for the upcoming week beginning on Fridays. Hopefully will see new showtimes posted tomorrow. — Tom
Don, not only is the website AI generated, the copy reads as if it were ChatGPT's first pass. I hope the owner's are successful and… — J
Metro doesn't currently have showtimes for any of their other theaters past Thursday, so probably not significant. (Or, even more significant?) — Geoff H