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July 12, 2023

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Newsletter: July 12

July 12, 2023|by Erik Torkells

WALK WITH ME
As any driver knows, the views on Ortega Ridge Road are delightful whether you’re headed toward the coast or the mountains. But you see a whole lot more when you walk it.

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HOT PROPERTY
Last week’s sales: Miramar Beach oceanfront for $8.74 million; ocean views on the far side of Carpinteria; Park Highlands four-bedroom with a roof deck; and a 1932 Lower Village cottage with outbuilding. See what sold—and for how much.

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NEWS ROUNDUP
••• The Montecito Association has big shoes to fill.
••• Lemondrop shop for tweens is going online-only.
••• Inside a colorful 1926 Montecito house.
••• Ty Warner as comedy.
••• 996 rental units proposed for S. San Marcos Road.
••• Profiles of artists Kellen Meyer and Sarah Klapp.
••• “Museum of Nothing” exhibit at UCSB.
••• Pickleball drama at the Earl Warren Showgrounds.
••• The recent buyers of a 1929 Hedgerow house.
••• Carrot industry putting the screws to the Cuyama Valley.
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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

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