THE FOOD SCENE
••• Sama Sama Kitchen is now open for lunch (above).
••• Café Ana to start serving dinner on Fridays and Saturdays.
••• Santa Barbara Restaurant Week is coming up.
••• Chicken in a Barrel has closed.
••• Parking etiquette.
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ODDS & ENDS
••• Will Oprah Winfrey add to her Montecito estate?
••• The Montecito Association is handing out coronavirus masks.
••• Contemporary group show at the Santa Barbara Museum of Art (above).
••• How to weigh in on potential Milpas Street improvements.
••• Santa Barbara International Film Festival announced next year’s dates.
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GOOD HOUSEPEEKING
Highlights of this weekend’s open-house lineup: Six acres of lifestyle on Cold Spring Road; widescreen ocean and mountain views in Alta Mesa; pricey but pretty on the Santa Barbara side of Eucalyptus Hill; and a top-notch alfresco entertaining situation in Cielito.
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NEWS DIGEST
••• Recap of the second debate between Das Williams and Laura Capps.
••• Long-awaited improvements at the Earl Warren Showgrounds.
••• Santa Barbara High School’s stadium is almost done.
••• Carpinteria Salt Marsh Reserve still recovering from the debris flows (above).
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JUST LISTED
Casa Leo Linda has a juicy location: down a long driveway at the end of a private lane in the heart of Montecito’s Golden Quadrangle. But does Generation Goop want this level of formality? Take a look around.
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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