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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I intensely to test Sur charges for the cost of doing business. Will they give back 5% profits to the patrons when they do extremely… — Geo
Just call it "The Copper" — Bob
The lack of generosity above is truly astonishing. Santa Barbara is an extraordinarily expensive place to live, as we all know. The 5% toward team… — OJ
Extra charges/fees are cash grabs that diminishes the dining experience. Tipping is out of control, then layer in the fees, and I ask myself if… — David
Instant drop to 15% and a comment on the ticket explaining why. Should be illegal for restaurants to create extra charges out of thin air. — Cee Oh
The Copper Coffee Pot name will be the kiss of death unless it’s another breakfast spot. — Cee Oh
Agreed. The Pizza Social name and concept was doomed from the start. Great idea to leverage the history of the place. I hope they bring… — Heather
The Copper Coffee Pot gets my nod. — Michael
Wonderful gift suggestions . . . so nice to keep our Christmas shopping local. Let the fun begin! — Tony
Yup. Thought the same thing! — YP