THE FACES OF SANTA BARBARA
If you look closely, there are faces all around town—although they tend to have expressions that range from blank to despairing….
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HOT PROPERTY
Last week’s sales: Dreamy Cielito compound for $7 million; Hope Ranch midcentury; a couple on East Valley Road; a four-bedroom in San Roque; 6,400 square feet of living space near San Antonio Creek, and more. See what sold—and for how much. (Photo by Blake Bronstad.)
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ODDS & ENDS
••• Details about the proposed five-building complex off Old Coast Highway (above).
••• Upcoming concerts and events at the Arlington Theatre.
••• Public meeting about new recreational programming at Plaza de Vera Cruz.
••• The enhanced intersection of Santa Monica Road and Via Real.
••• “Juxtaposed” show at Sullivan Goss.
••• Everything inside Botanik [was] 50% off.
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