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August 14, 2022

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Newsletter: August 14

August 14, 2022|by Erik Torkells

SHOP TO IT
Popular Presidio boutique Jake & Jones has two new shops in the works. Plus: a warehouse sale is coming up.

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JUST LISTED
Noteworthy new listings: Ripe for reinvention on the Riviera; a Montecito house with a fun backyard; midcentury adobe with character on 3.55 acres; 1890 cottage in San Roque; and more.

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ODDS & ENDS
••• The Hilton Santa Barbara has big expansion plans.
••• Swimwear company Lagoon Designs is opening a shop (above).
••• Follow along on a flipper’s renovation project.
••• Magic Castle Cabaret clearance sale.
••• Unbuilt hotel sold; architect office coming two W. Canon Perdido.
••• Jennifer Egan, Tracy Kidder, and Isabella Rossellini coming to UCSB Arts & Lectures.
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NEWS ROUNDUP
••• City meeting about Coast Village Road’s parklets.
••• Why Aloha Fun Center is delayed another month or two.
••• New start dates for Olive Mill and San Ysidro roundabouts.
••• Progress for the West Beach hotel project.
••• Could oil rigs be turned into artificial reefs?
••• 34 trees to be removed for Modoc Road bike path.
••• Heal the Ocean’s Hillary Hauser has a new memoir.
••• School board member won’t seek reelection.
••• The recent buyer of a prominent Hot Springs house.
••• Public comment sought about Los Padres forest thinning.
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WHERE IN SANTA BARBARA…?
Congratulations to Ryan Shurtleff for identifying where this was shot. We’ll play again Saturday morning.

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