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Highlights of this weekend’s open-house lineup: Cute 1930s Spanish Colonial just off State Street; surreal decorative remnants on the Mesa; 1910 Lower Riviera house in need of updating; sprawler on three acres on Hidden Valley Lane.
Plus: Two George Washington Smith houses are available for rent; the Riviera Theatre is screening Stanley Kubrick’s “Paths of Glory” to honor Kirk Douglas; expanded hours at the Cuyama Buckhorn motel and restaurant; superb private art collection on view in L.A.
Other recent news: Elings Park is bringing in sheep for landscaping maintenance; successful pilot program to reduce homelessness downtown; one of the state labs for coronavirus testing is in Ventura County; city attorney attempts to thwart vacation-rental lawsuits; visitors to Cottage Health hospitals must now have their photo taken.
It was Steve Hermann’s third stab at the space—which has the prettiest courtyard in town—after Somerset and The Smithy.
This 10-acre ranch northeast of Santa Barbara has a barn for ATVs, go-karts, and dirt bikes; open fields for skeet shooting; and a “magical” orchard.
More food news: The new restaurant in the former Little Door space appears off; Bell’s celebrates its second anniversary with a big BBQ party (and denies a rumor about a Los Olivos restaurant); cannabis supper club; ranch dressing.
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Plus: New Lotusland exhibit about founder Ganna Walska; oceanfront property sells for well under the initial ask; Amazon’s State Street building is on the market for $38 million; you know you’re in California when….
Other local news: Santa Barbara Airport noise complaints are up; notable shipwrecks around the Channel Islands; a maddening Montecito intersection; Carp residents file class-action lawsuit against cannabis farms; Republican Assembly candidate Charles Cole.
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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
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
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