WALK WITH ME
While the shoreline is the indisputable star of the Butterfly Beach area, there’s plenty more worth exploring—including the Music Academy of the West’s splendid campus and drop-dead gorgeous Santa Barbara Cemetery.
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WHERE IN SANTA BARBARA…?
Congratulations to Chris Bellamy for correctly identifying where this was shot. We’ll play again Saturday morning.
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STATE OF THE SITE
A look back at the year’s most popular posts—two of which involved a giant red shoe—and a reminder that feedback is genuinely welcome. You can always just reply to this email newsletter.
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I hope the new Pascucci will offer affordable lunches for those of us working in the area! — Kathie
A lot of price cuts on these higher priced properties. — Don
Not even a real name, absolutely nothing to help - I couldn't even finish this bot's diatribe. Yuck — Chet
Pickle Ball - for the people who can't play tennis or ping pong — Chet
The roads are horrible all over the city. I live on the Mesa and it is a joke. De La Vina is pothole breeding ground.… — Chet
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I agree. Idt these desert colors look good at all + they look out of place. The design standard seems to be morphing from Spanish… — John
Failing to plan is planning to fail. The resident population of SB is not the driving factor in planning to preserve our community nor how… — KG
Having toured the building I can confirm the section in question is an elevator. — Tom Wilson
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