JUST LISTED
At this beachfront house two doors down from the Miramar Resort, the lot is tiny—just 871 square feet, or .02 acre—and the house quite narrow, so the interiors have been made to evoke a boat.
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FAVORITE THINGS
Shopping locally isn’t just good for area businesses, it’s also fun. In the fourth and final installment of this year’s Shop-Local Gift Guide: Field + Fort and Heritage Goods & Supply.
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ODDS & ENDS
••• The Funk Zone’s next major restaurant (above).
••• Brad Pitt is coming to town.
••• Three Montecito houses slated for demolition.
••• 1929 estate now available for less.
••• Caltrans to replace the San Jose Creek bridge on the 101 in Goleta.
••• Meeting about Cave Fire area flood control.
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NEWS ROUNDUP
••• Downtown commuter lot to become workforce housing.
••• Sinkhole gobbles up parked car.
••• New design for proposed Montecito Street hotel (above).
••• Coast Village Road crosswalk to get flashing lights.
••• Stearns Wharf sign damaged.
••• Buellton urges county to regulate cannabis farms.
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