CLOSING DOORS
Montecito Natural Foods is getting kicked out of the Country Mart after 60 years, and another shop in the mall is said to be shutting its doors soon.
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ODDS & ENDS
••• Drybar is opening in Montecito.
••• Weddings could be returning to the Music Academy (above).
••• City survey about a new Highway 101 pedestrian bridge.
••• Palma Colectiva’s opening party.
••• The Patti Smith Trio to play the Lobero Theatre.
••• Three more Santa Barbara Bowl shows.
••• Butterfly Beach water contact closure lifted.
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HOT PROPERTY
Last week’s sales: 1940 Hedgerow house for $8.752 million and a bunch of off-market deals—Beach Club Road for $8.5 million, 1991 Alta Mesa five-bedroom for $5.35 million, Freehaven Drive for $5.1 million, Coronada Circle for $4.3 million, and more. See what sold—and for how much.
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Recent Comments
The old Victor the Florist shop at corner of Santa Barbara & Anapamu streets? — Peter
They can't even get the metro link linked! — Christine!A
Exactly this. I haven't heard any realistic alternatives yet. — BrR
The land is privately owned and zoned for development. What operates on it today exists at the discretion of the owners, and that can change… — BrR
Those tract homes are tacky and not good enough for precious Carpinteria. Carp deserves much better than those eye sores. — KK
It’s not vacant parcel: it’s a beautiful co-op organic farm, Farm Cart Organics, that feeds our community, and a farm school, Carpinteria Children’s Farm, and… — Sarah
Respectfully, there was never a version of development on this site that Carpinteria was going to welcome with open arms. That's the problem. Even if… — EM
My comment on your post here last June: https://www.sitelinesb.com/nearly-200-housing-units-proposed-for-the-carpinteria-bluffs/ “the developer is saying it’ll use the density bonus to accommodate the housing instead—and retain the… — SkyG
I’d definitely prefer a hotel with restaurant, farm, grounds, etc. than Orange County tract homes. — BW
For anyone curious, the "farm resort" initially proposed—and intensely resisted by Carpinteria residents—is described in this post: https://www.sitelinesb.com/99-room-farm-resort-proposed-for-the-carpinteria-bluffs/ — Erik Torkells