Newsletter: February 4

ODDS & ENDS
••• What’s next for Franceschi House (above)?
••• The Romero Canyon trail has partially reopened.
••• Lyle Lovett at the Lobero Theatre.
••• Natalie Merchant at the Santa Barbara Bowl.
••• Transition House bought an eight-unit apartment building.
••• The Biltmore is seeking approval for a large slate of improvements.
••• The work-in-progress State Street undercrossing.
••• Proposed changes at the Montecito Club and La Cumbre Country Club.
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JUST LISTED
Noteworthy new listings: A sweet spread on Ortega Ridge; jazzed-up Bel Air Knolls midcentury; a pretty, sophisticated renovation in Alta Mesa; 1925 house on Chapala with a massive closet; one of the first homes in what is now San Roque; five-star bathroom; and more.

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NEWS ROUNDUP
••• The Santa Barbara Museum of Art canceled an exhibit because it wasn’t diverse enough.
••• Voting underway for a downtown Community Benefit Improvement District.
••• Recapping the meeting about the Carpinteria Bluffs hotel project.
••• The Coral Casino reopened.
••• Water damage has temporarily closed the Granada Theatre.
••• The X Games are returning to Ventura.
••• Modoc Road multi-use trail update.
••• The Santa Barbara Neighborhood Clinic’s Westside clinic was allowed to be a bit taller.
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WHERE IN SANTA BARBARA…?
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