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August 2, 2023

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Newsletter: August 2

August 2, 2023|by Erik Torkells

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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