FOOD STUFF
••• Studio is gearing up to open in the Funk Zone (above).
••• First impressions of XO Burger (and Tyger Tyger isn’t coming back).
••• Jules Coast Caviar has closed.
••• Bossie’s Kitchen dinner at Dos Pueblos Orchid Farm.
••• Eleven14 has rebranded and added an arcade.
••• Scarlett Begonia paused its dinner service.
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HOT PROPERTY
Last week’s sales: A pair of forty-acre lots above Carp for $5 million each; Glen Oaks brawn; a Mediterranean near Hidden Valley Lane; a big house on Pill Hill; a three-bedroom in Goleta for $3.25 million; and a dozen in the twos. See what sold—and for how much.
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ODDS & ENDS
••• One of the world’s wealthiest people bought the Hotel Santa Barbara.
••• Rumor kiboshed about Montecito’s Upper Village.
••• Former White House photographer Pete Souza and comedian Paula Poundstone will be at the Lobero.
••• Raft of thefts from car trunks.
••• Streetwear shop CRSVR is returning to State Street.
••• A Coast Village Road gallery has closed.
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BURNING QUESTIONS
“I was surprised to see the Hermosillo Road exit on the northbound 101 closed, since I didn’t think work on that part of the freeway was starting yet. What’s going on? It’s not being removed permanently, is it?” —A. Here’s the answer.
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Recent Comments
Chicken Little. 1236 State St. — Karl
Its not a retirement home- its a place to sleep. I laugh at “the lack of natural light/windows”- GET OUTSIDE! Go to the lagoon! Skate… — Christine!
This article says it all. Also, safe…? Right next to an airport? I wouldn’t let my kid near it. https://archinect.com/news/article/150286731/a-jail-masquerading-as-a-dormitory-architect-resigns-from-ucsb-over-a-ludicrous-charles-munger-designed-dorm — Elle
I would like to see the Sears building turned into a luxury cinema… — Dawn
This house is not an abandoned property! People live in the studio apartment which is on the property. Please don’t trespass. These folks enjoy their… — Alison McDermit
Yeah you’re 100% right. Terrible location for the pool. We need more fun rooftops in general. — Petw
Burn in hell Pacaso. — Steve Fort
Its the perfect solution- rise up vs spread out. Its not supposed to be the Rosewood- its a safe place to sleep and store your… — Christine!
Great plans for that stretch of State. It's a sleepy corridor, ripe for redevelopment. There are some architectural gems but the density is very low… — BW
Any idea what the Golf Course will become? Is their goal to restore and upgrade or just use the land for another real estate project? — Peter