ODDS & ENDS
••• This motel might be getting painted purple.
••• Downtown church wants to add a second story and roof deck.
••• Westside liquor store to become a food market.
••• Goleta’s Dam Dinner.
••• A rave for Evolution Fitness.
••• Solvang’s Hadsten hotel to reopen soon.
••• “I Love My Horse” art show.
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HOT PROPERTY
Last week’s sales: Renovated French Country for $14 million; 1930 fixer on East Valley Road; Rancho del Ciervo four-bedroom for $3.6 million; successful flip of a 1939 West Mesa house; and more. See what sold—and for how much.
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NEWS ROUNDUP
••• The News-Press bankruptcy won’t include its landmark building.
••• UCSB is developing alternatives to Munger Hall.
••• Recap of Santa Barbara County’s cannabis mess.
••• Dirt.com is being shut down.
••• Hidden Oaks Golf Course update.
••• Hospitality developers buy Buttonwood Farm & Winery.
••• The latest ruling in the legal battle over Hot Springs Trailhead parking.
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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