
FOOD STUFF
••• Bedda Mia has opened in the former Mollie’s space.
••• The Black Sheep is for sale.
••• First impressions of the Dutchess in Ojai (above).
••• Chomp on the Rocks has closed.
••• Traditional Ethiopian coffee ceremony at Petit Valentien.
••• What we know about Alma Fonda Fina in the Montecito Country Mart.
→ Read the post.
·················

·················

HOT PROPERTY
Last week’s sales: A very profitable flip by Rob Lowe and Sheryl Berkoff; the contemporary house atop TV Hill; John Mellencamp’s aerie flip; an 8,380-square-footer in Hope Ranch; a sweet cottage on 65 acres on the road to Ojai; 1921 house on Ortega Ridge; and more. See what sold—and for how much.
·················

ODDS & ENDS
••• Seven-foot-tall sunflower sculptures proposed for State Street.
••• Over-the-top Valentine’s Day decorations on Foothill Road.
••• Plans to tear down a 20-year-old estate on Picacho Lane.
••• The 747 Designs shop is having a big sale before it closes.
••• This year’s Santa Barbara International Film Festival slate.
••• A revised take on a big Eucalyptus Hill house (above).
→ Read the post.
·················
Please forward this to anyone who might enjoy it. Click here to subscribe.
·················
Recent Comments
That offramp closure is absolutely nuts. It's for 8 months ??? — MB
Has Sandpiper made any progress in getting approvals and support needed for the renovation? I saw an ad in the Independent that days “coming soon”,… — Pete
I am not Mexican nor a farm worker and I’m still insured by that comment. Wow… just wow. Roy — Roy
Yes, it closes June 29, as mentioned here: https://www.sitelinesb.com/county-to-consider-building-more-workforce-housing/ — Erik Torkells
The Rite aid on Fairview is also apparently closing, according to signs posted around the shopping center — Ryan
The court house has a ton of those kind of paintings. Just guessing now… — Zeljko
I love the third window avocado jalapeño smashburger and it’s a fun scene to bring kids and/or grandkids. — AFC
The site is owned and run by someone who leans liberal (as I do) and I’m not sure what the exclamation point person gets out… — AFC
Up your butt with a rubber duck as my Uncle sam would say! : - ) — Christine!
The Sando Truck will be in the parking lot. — Erik Torkells