EXCLUSIVE
Nearly 200 housing units are being proposed for the Carpinteria Bluffs. The previous plan for a hotel and regenerative farm, despised by locals, is starting to look pretty good.
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HOT PROPERTY
Last week’s sales: 1932 Reginald Johnson in the Golden Quadrangle for $10.25 million; Birnam Wood contemporary; 1925 Riviera Tudor by Winsor Soule; Cape Cod five-bedroom next to the Hope Ranch tennis courts; one of Lutah Maria Riggs’s lesser works; 1928 floops in Hope Ranch; 1940 Mediterranean on the Lower Riviera; Upper East off-market; and more. See what sold—and for how much.
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ODDS & ENDS
••• A music festival at the Santa Barbara Polo & Racquet Club.
••• Two new boutiques selling women’s apparel.
••• Mācher’s Linden Square shop opens this week.
••• Another development site in the Haley Street Corridor?
••• The state of the Tesla chargers at the Miramar resort.
••• New local streaming radio station.
••• Awkward typography on the San Ysidro Road off-ramp sign.
••• ZZ Top to play the Santa Barbara Bowl.
••• Pronouncing “jacaranda” (above).
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Recent Comments
Agreed, why this town always sells out to the tourist trade is sad. This should be a town built for residents, not visitors. — John
The best part of this "anti men" is- the Grandmother of one of the investors is Aleene Jackson- who has a long history being a… — Christine!
More and more hotels. The anti-AirBnB crowd is quiet, curiously. The city used to claim the “housing emergency” was the reason homeowners could not rent… — Eric S
Adam Abrams turns out great food! Great to hear he is with the Good Lion peeps! — Rob
With 9 out of 10 stores downtown focused on women's apparel and accessories, god forbid there's a tiny space in the back of a building… — Jefferson A.
We were at Intermezzo on a Thursday evening a few weeks back and the staff was all new to us. Our server said that, for… — toasteroven
I wonder if Hedley made it for the old Fisherman's Inn at Avila Beach (long gone), although he wasn't the owner. — Kate
Dinner at Intermezzo before BFG show at Lobero was a disaster. Some high profile guests may have had priority service in the dining room (… — Kat
Erik. Glad to hear someone gave you a tip! You deserve it. That said, if you don't need the cash, you (and anyone else for… — Ben Romo
I think that guy just collects old Santa Barbara signs if you also look there is a talk of the town sign there also — Augg