Plus: Summerland boutique to close; new European eyewear/apparel shop on State Street; Folly has expanded; Maker House’s handsome pop-up; Armando Ramos art exhibit.
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This holiday season, let’s make an effort to spend our money here—because if we want wonderful independent shops, we need to support them. Besides, it’s fun! In this edition: Domecíl, The Daisy, Chicken Little, Italian Pottery Outlet, and Art Essentials.
Other recent news: The land under the former Nordstrom store is now excluded from the proposal; SBIFF’s downtown multiplex got named; Zoe Bikini to close; new fees and requirements possible for Santa Barbara massage therapists; adaptive reuse of an old airport hangar and two Quonset huts; an update from Edhat.
Having only ever gone to Santa Ynez for a meal and maybe a brief stroll, I dragooned my husband into spending a night there. The 24-hour trip felt like much longer, in the best possible way.
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Take your pick between a peaceful retreat above Rincon Point and a rare condo duplex in the Peabody School District.
Plus: Santa Barbara’s first electrical muscle stimulation studio; two local Pilates instructors are opening a studio downtown; Game Seeker’s new location has debuted; Sullivan Goss’s annual “100 Grand” exhibit; works by Dora Vital at Seimandi & Leprieur.
Last week’s sales also include a whopper on lower Park Lane; sweet 1929 Monterey Colonial that went in a flash; Hedgerow floops; 1924 Cape Cod across from Glendessary Lane; 2002 Park Highlands Craftsman; East Mesa for $1.125 million off the initial ask; and more.
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