Plus: Bright Eyes will play the Santa Barbara Bowl; slow-motion video of last weekend’s hailstorm; two recent sales of note; forest bathing class at the Santa Barbara Botanic Garden; the pros and cons of a Cielito spec renovation.
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Other recent news: State assembly candidates’ debate turns ugly; more donations for Das Williams’s reelection; developer sentenced to nine years for fraud; Carbajal hopes to ban new oil and gas drilling; Carbajal’s Republican challenger.
More food news: Signage is up at Lighthouse Coffee’s forthcoming downtown café; Field + Fort has added a bunch of outdoor seating; Plow & Angel no longer serves its locals’ specials outside; Costco food courts will be off-limits to non-members; plant-based tasting menu at Caruso’s.
This large 1920 estate in Montecito’s Hedgerow is almost entirely single-level and decorated to the nines, with a killer treehouse out back.
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Other local news: Meg Ryan bought in Montecito; Das Williams agrees to stop attacks on Laura Capps; the Independent’s political endorsements; new shops and fitness studios in Paseo Nuevo; Pier 1 Imports in Goleta will close; first steps toward capping Summerland oil wells; more on the Montecito pharmacy raid.
The week’s other top price reductions: 1911 Upper East gem in terrific condition; triangular house a few blocks from West Beach; and a miniature cottage compound near the Mission.
Plus: The Santa Barbara Bowl is looking for volunteer ushers; Montecito water update; Turnpike Road onramp to reopen after sinkhole repair; new book by the niece of Lotusland founder Ganna Walska; “late night screenings” of Bong Joon-ho’s “The Host.”
New owner Acme Hospitality—the company behind the Lark, Loquita, et al—has upgraded the experience without ruining what makes the restaurant special.
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I’ve long thought the golf course is ripe for redevelopment. Though I do agree with the slippery slope concerns. That said, I am shocked to… — BW
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Their needs to be a better answer then just closing the rest stop. I do the drive almost daily and the amount of people I… — Derek
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It's next on the list. — Erik Torkells