ODDS & ENDS
••• More of Carpinteria’s bluffs are getting preserved.
••• The county’s push for more decomposed granite sidewalks in Montecito (above).
••• The Biltmore resort has plans for three swim rafts, not two.
••• Parking availability at Santa Barbara Airport is now online.
••• New shop on State Street.
••• Proposed “health retreat” on Paradise Road.
••• Signs of life at the Andalucia Building at State and Gutierrez.
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HOT PROPERTY
Last week’s sales: Riverfront house in the Santa Ynez Valley for $7.95 million; 1956 three-bedroom between Mission Canyon and Cielito; spec renos in West Mesa and on TV Hill; Samarkand house with four en-suite bedrooms; 1928 two-bedroom just off Shoreline Park; lower Anacapa Street townhouse; the Alta Mesa one without a kitchen; and more. See what sold—and for how much.
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FOOD STUFF
••• Municipal Winemakers is opening in Ventura (above).
••• Takashi Ramen says it’ll debut soon.
••• Mylestone Barbecue profile.
••• Pressed Juicery is back at the Montecito Country Mart.
••• Capuno’s Lutong Bahay, a Filipino restaurant in Santa Maria.
••• The Women Winemakers & Culinarians Celebration is in March.
••• In search of Dubai chocolate.
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Recent Comments
Agreed. Not one mention from the city how they would pay for all this (they are in a budget deficit as it is) or made… — Jefferson A.
*Meant to write “passed on the RIGHT.” — BW
These draft plans are ridiculous. At this point, just revert things to what they were. I was a promenade proponent pre-COVID. Attended the town halls… — BW
Have you seen the transformation taking place at the log Mackenzie market building? Wow — Ray
Thanks Sierra! Is Lucca /the bank project moving forward? — Christine!
Christine, I just want to clarify your post above: Ed St. George is a client of Radius, not a part of Radius. I am his… — Sierra
Agreed, why this town always sells out to the tourist trade is sad. This should be a town built for residents, not visitors. — John
The best part of this "anti men" is- the Grandmother of one of the investors is Aleene Jackson- who has a long history being a… — Christine!
More and more hotels. The anti-AirBnB crowd is quiet, curiously. The city used to claim the “housing emergency” was the reason homeowners could not rent… — Eric S
Adam Abrams turns out great food! Great to hear he is with the Good Lion peeps! — Rob