CHAPTER TWO
The new owners of the Harbor Restaurant and Longboard’s Grill have grand plans for the Stearns Wharf building, with the hope of appealing to locals as well as visitors.
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JUST LISTED
Noteworthy new listings: 1927 hacienda on 17 acres in Montecito; an adorably exuberant cottage on Donze Avenue; two relatively small houses on Eucalyptus Hill; Cielito retreat amid boulders and oaks; apparent spec reno in westernmost Goleta; and more.
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ODDS & ENDS
••• The Biltmore got slapped with a stop-work order.
••• New tenant for the old Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf space in San Roque.
••• Social Distortion, Bad Religion, Indigo Girls, and Amos Lee to play the Bowl.
••• James Perse rumor.
••• A peek inside Mate Gallery’s forthcoming shop.
••• The Hilton’s colored lights (above).
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NEWS ROUNDUP
••• The city of Santa Barbara is looking into buying the News-Press building.
••• Update on the proposed Carpinteria Bluffs hotel (above).
••• Santa Barbara is considering eliminating free parking.
••• Ojai Valley Inn to briefly close for renovations.
••• Groundbreaking for five-story mental health/housing facility downtown.
••• Handsome 1952 Cliff May house in Montecito.
••• Timeline for reopening Highway 1 in Big Sur.
••• The tree of the month.
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WHERE IN SANTA BARBARA…?
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