Plus: Local museums participating in free-admission day; Kesha to play the Santa Barbara Bowl in May; volunteer to work at a polling place for the presidential primary; options for those who have resolved to learn something new.
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On one hand, I’m not sure they make houses like this anymore; on the other hand, is that because there has been a generational shift in taste since the house was built in 2003?
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Highlights of this weekend’s open-house lineup: A 1949 Montecito house with potential magic; cute redo with curb appeal in Samarkand; adorable 1912 cottage steps from East Beach; and a lot bisected by Hidden Valley Lane.
Plus: Three recent sales of note—conjoined Tudor barns, “Castle in the Sky,” and a prime Riviera lot; Lupita Nyong’o added to the list of honorees at the Santa Barbara film festival; tempting New Cuyama ranchette.
More food news: Due Lune and Tamira Indian restaurant have closed; fast-food giant bought Habit Burger, which started in Goleta; vegan chef in residence at the Four Seasons Biltmore all month; Blue Corn Tacos pop-ups.
Other local news: Cool new barber shop on De La Vina; Amazon opens State Street office for 250 Alexa engineers, with plans for 150 more; is Grover Beach becoming “young and hip”?; homeless people would prefer to store their property; public workshop about northern Santa Barbara County coastal trail study.
Can there ever be enough cylindrical houses?
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Plus: A new boutique on Coast Village Road; four recent real-estate sales of note; your cremains can rest in eternal peace at the Old Mission; and the Santa Barbara International Film Festival announced its 2020 lineup.
Burning Questions
- 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?
- 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?
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