WALK WITH ME
Campanil is a neighborhood in flux: the area east of Hope Ranch was developed in the early 1970s, and many of the original houses have been getting replaced with contemporary architecture, resulting in a delightful kind of whiplash.
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JUST LISTED
Noteworthy new listings: Palm Springs style in the Hedgerow; 1990s Mediterranean in a sweet setting; big Toro Canyon house on 4.4 acres with Chumash restrictions; renovated contemporary off San Antonio Canyon Park; auction of relatively new construction; 1890 Craftsman configured as a triplex; and more.
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ODDS & ENDS
••• A cool new house is under construction on Padaro Lane (above).
••• The Plaza Del Mar band shell renovation will begin soon.
••• Angel Montecito’s moving date.
••• New women’s apparel boutique in the Funk Zone.
••• Update on the giant red stiletto off Highway 101.
••• Work on Summerland oil wells to start next week.
••• “Where in Santa Barbara…?” answer.
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NEWS ROUNDUP
••• Another step forward for the revamp of De La Guerra Plaza.
••• The Planning Commission puts the screws to the 101 Garden Street hotel.
••• More on Ocean Fathoms’s misbehavior.
••• The Santa Barbara News-Press’s list of creditors.
••• Proposed improvements to Stow Grove Park in Goleta.
••• The Santa Barbara Zoo’s new red panda.
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WHERE IN SANTA BARBARA…?
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