CHARACTER STUDY
Meet “Bench Whisperer” Jared Darlington, the man responsible for the dog-shaped benches placed around town.
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HOT PROPERTY
Last week’s sales: New construction in Campanil for $23 million; Ashley Road ranch house with character; Eucalyptus Hill farmhouse; French Normandy fixer in Glen Oaks; Pepper Hill three-bedroom; Santa Fe style on San Antonio Creek Road; 1924 Spanish in Oak Park; and more. See what sold—and for how much.
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ODDS & ENDS
••• Marisa Mason is moving to Montecito.
••• Spikeball classes.
••• Tickets to the Music Academy of the West’s summer festival.
••• Flaming Lips and Modest Mouse to play the Santa Barbara Bowl.
••• Free gardening advice.
••• Colin Campbell Cooper, Leon Dabo, and Lockwood De Forest at Sullivan & Goss.
••• “Next-level circus” coming to the Lobero Theatre.
••• A good source for breaking news?
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Recent Comments
Great 🥝 🇳🇿 travel reportage Eric ! Love all your details as well as extensive photos ! — Mark
So wonderful to have this new shop there in the El Paseo. Hand crafted ceramics, plants both real and dried, art, books, candles, decorative glassware,… — Miguel
Sad to see McCormick House close up shop to sell off. I've taken a few wonderful art classes there over the years. It is such… — JD
It is absurd. — Laurie
Exactly! I have no words for anyone that could even think of approving such a design and In Buellton of all places. Ed St George… — Monica
Alessia Patisserie & Café, 134 E Canon Perdido Street, Entry mat — Tal
PS- the generated photo previously used was more hidious though — Christine!
If you read the city paperwork- they describe the current Pea Soup design as “art deco”. I don’t think what they think is our deco… — Christine!
Come again? — J
Actually- the Art Deco style they speak of.... is what the current building is described as. — Christine!