JUST LISTED: BY THE ARCHITECT OF THE BILTMORE, BELLOSGUARDO, AND LOTUSLAND
This large 1920 estate in Montecito’s Hedgerow is almost entirely single-level and decorated to the nines, with a killer treehouse out back. Take a look around.
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NEWS DIGEST
••• Point Mugu chosen as possible coronavirus quarantine location.
••• State assembly candidates’ debate turns ugly.
••• More donations for Das Williams’s reelection.
••• Developer sentenced to nine years for fraud.
••• Carbajal hopes to ban new oil and gas drilling.
••• Carbajal’s Republican challenger.
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THE FOOD SCENE
••• Montecito’s Bree’osh bakery is opening an outpost in Santa Barbara.
••• Signage is up at Lighthouse Coffee’s forthcoming downtown café.
••• Field + Fort has added a bunch of outdoor seating.
••• Plow & Angel no longer serves its locals’ specials outside.
••• Costco food courts will be off-limits to non-members.
••• Plant-based tasting menu at Caruso’s.
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GOOD HOUSEPEEKING
Highlights of this weekend’s open-house lineup: 1975 mountain-view hideaway ready for its makeover; midcentury style in Hope Ranch; family-friendly renovation on Sycamore Canyon Road; wide views and a private yoga studio in Summerland; 1940s Samarkand house with a contemporary interior.
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ODDS & ENDS
••• Owner of three dry cleaners resists push to hand over customers’ data.
••• Bright Eyes will play the Santa Barbara Bowl.
••• Slow-motion video of last weekend’s hailstorm.
••• Two recent sales of note.
••• Forest bathing class at the Santa Barbara Botanic Garden.
••• The pros and cons of a Cielito spec renovation (above).
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Recent Comments
Agree with the spirit of Joe S and George... find another location for the siding! Don't destroy a beautiful little lane that the public enjoys-… — PF
Be careful about your generalizing, A. We have 6 residents on Padaro in their 90s, on a fixed income and social security. Some of us… — Kaye
Speaking as a Padaro resident, BG, that is not accurate. Not all of us have carved out parking spaces on Padaro, and most of those… — Kaye
Agreed Joe S! The recently purposed second track would cause tree lined Padaro, my favorite biking route, to lose most of the trees including old… — George
Thanks for giving Whisper a shout out. It’s such a special way to experience the waterfront in Santa Barbara (and surprisingly affordable!). We also run… — Rebecca
The proposed second train track location would be better situated between the SB station and the Goleta Station. More room. Less tree removal. Could be… — Joe S.
This is inaccurate, Dennis. While there are Eucs that were planted over 100 years ago along Padaro, they are not the majority of trees. There… — DW
A little correction anyone can verify by walking the Lane. There are very few euchs along Padaro Lane. The most abundant species on the west… — Suzanne Duca
The people making the environmentalist argument just flew in from Aspen on private jets. — A
Wow, great list. For a small town, we have a lot to offer. Lotusland is my favorite place on earth and the Music Academy is… — Jilt