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An Update on the Trees of Milpas Street

Plus: Hotel deal for locals and the people visiting them; Santa Barbara is considering banning “open house” signs; the Avett Brothers in concert; free screening of “Return of the Jedi”; Lotusland is looking to add a new visitors’ restroom; the NatureTrack Film Festival; Channel Islands photography book.

Midcentury-Style Riviera House Sells for $4.6 Million

Last week’s sales also include a Padaro Lane beachfront compound; Coast Village Road penthouse for $7 million; contemporary Don Nulty on Mission Ridge; Riviera house with Franceschi Park easement; Summerland modern for $4.05 million; Upper East cutie; one for baseball fans; and more.

The Mesa Is Getting an Indian Restaurant

More food news: Happy Cat Eats opens this week; another new vendor is coming to the Santa Barbara Public Market; expanded food service at Aperitivo; what’s next for the Harbor Restaurant and Longboard’s Grill; Bell’s chef to cook a lunch at Tyler x Lieu Dit; Petrini’s Italian Restaurant profile; the location of Pinyon’s Ventura outpost; the menu at La Cantina, now open in Noleta; any thoughts on the new Saturday farmers’ market?

Where in Santa Barbara…?

Know where this was shot? Prove it in the comments. (Update: We have a winner!)

1922 Riviera Villa With Va-Va-Voom

Noteworthy new listings also include an East Valley Road remodel; Arcady flip attempt; spec renos in the Hedgerow and San Roque; ground-floor beachfront condo in Carp; Ortega Ridge quirk; and more.

A Faster Track for the Miramar’s Retail and Housing Expansion

Other recent news: The new owner of Buellton landmark Pea Soup Andersen’s; California to finally ban the sale of all plastic bags at grocery stores; buyer found for the News-Press’s physical archive; bomb thrown inside a Santa Maria courthouse building; the tree of the month; the Riv’s ode to Bianca Censori.

A Better Look at the Development Next to the Santa Barbara Cemetery

Plus: New renderings of the apartment building proposed for the former Cantwell’s location; self-guided architecture tour; screening of “Memoria,” starring Tilda Swinton; confusing signs on the Edison Catway; neat downtown office building for sale.