Also newly reduced: Spanish house in Montecito that could use some lightening up; a multi-level Tuscan-style villa in Carpinteria; an oldie-but-goodie from 1930 in Hope Ranch; a Moroccan fantasia.
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Plus: Target’s soft opening is coming up; this year’s Night Market has been canceled; mountain lion spotted again in Isla Vista; great white sharks off Carp; waterfront parking overhauled; Eastside candidates running for city council.
Other food-related news: Impossible’s fake ground “beef” is now being sold at Gelson’s; Dave’s Dogs Grill rumored to be opening on Milpas; Rascal’s pop-up at Satellite; an attempt to cure olives in the ocean.
Plus: Route 192 bridge now slated to reopen in November; last chance to visit Lotusland before it closes for the winter; plans for a 16,338-square-foot house on Padaro Lane.
It’s always instructive to take a close look at a beachfront property, especially when the house needs substantial work. Given the amount of money you’d have to spend on this house, the $6.85 million price becomes even more purely about the location.
Plus: The Fairview Gardens farmstand appears to have reopened; Santa Barbara Harbor Festival is this weekend; Merci’s sandwiches are all that and a bag of chips.
Also newly reduced: One of the sweetest houses south of the 101; that classic Riviera panorama; what passes for a starter house in Hope Ranch; and a two-acre lot in Montecito.
Open houses this weekend: A sweet little Montecito farmhouse; a new-build that feels old in all the right ways; a funky slice of the Upper East; a real eye-popper with amazing ocean views; and many more.
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.
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.
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