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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Recent Comments
Agree with the spirit of Joe S and George... find another location for the siding! Don't destroy a beautiful little lane that the public enjoys-… — PF
Be careful about your generalizing, A. We have 6 residents on Padaro in their 90s, on a fixed income and social security. Some of us… — Kaye
Speaking as a Padaro resident, BG, that is not accurate. Not all of us have carved out parking spaces on Padaro, and most of those… — Kaye
Agreed Joe S! The recently purposed second track would cause tree lined Padaro, my favorite biking route, to lose most of the trees including old… — George
Thanks for giving Whisper a shout out. It’s such a special way to experience the waterfront in Santa Barbara (and surprisingly affordable!). We also run… — Rebecca
The proposed second train track location would be better situated between the SB station and the Goleta Station. More room. Less tree removal. Could be… — Joe S.
This is inaccurate, Dennis. While there are Eucs that were planted over 100 years ago along Padaro, they are not the majority of trees. There… — DW
A little correction anyone can verify by walking the Lane. There are very few euchs along Padaro Lane. The most abundant species on the west… — Suzanne Duca
The people making the environmentalist argument just flew in from Aspen on private jets. — A
Wow, great list. For a small town, we have a lot to offer. Lotusland is my favorite place on earth and the Music Academy is… — Jilt