You could pass by 331 E. Canon Perdido without guessing what’s inside—or even noticing the building at all. Designed in 1981 by the owner, it’s a miniature hacienda above a two-car garage.
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And in other food-related news: Mesa Verde has decided to close Mondays; in praise of Bossie’s Kitchen’s water carafes and BLT; Oku restaurant is open.
Other recent news: Santa Barbara Cemetery to start using recycled water; Montecito Sanitary District rebuts concerns about its proposed new building; Old Town Goleta to get sidewalks; destructive beetles seen in local trees; arguing over emergency dispatch operation centers.
Plus: Bristol Farms opening pushed back; a rundown of restaurants that are slated to open here; Carpinteria’s farmer’s market is in a different location this week; another wine tasting room; fresh yuzu.
In other news: Helistop decision delayed; city creates a hotline to report illegal homeless camps; crackdown on longterm parking at the waterfront; residents oppose homeless housing; questioning the Montecito Sanitary District’s desired new building.
Rhonda Byrne, author of “The Secret,” has put her Montecito estate back on the market at a lower price. If anyone can actualize a sale into happening….
Other food-related news and notes: Opening forecast for Mesa Burger in Montecito; Santa Barbara County’s natural wine scene; local library has cake pans you can check out; Dart Coffee now selling Buena Onda empanadas.
Also newly reduced: The last remaining part of the Lolita Armour estate; European pastiche below San Ysidro Ranch; killer views on Eucalyptus Hill; tasteful Don Nulty manor in east Montecito.
Burning Questions
- Will You Explain the Plan to Adapt the Waterfront for Climate Change?
- Why Did the Rosewood Miramar Beach Install Gates?
- 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?
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