FIRST LOOK
Validation Ale founders Brian and Briana Deignan have used their backgrounds in tech to create a better experience—from the menu, to ordering, to the bathrooms—at their stylish new taproom in the Funk Zone. “Whether you’re a beer nerd like me or you’ve only had Coors your whole life, you’re welcome either way,” says Brian. “We want this to be about community.”
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ODDS & ENDS
••• The best look yet inside Bellosguardo.
••• Kule pop-up at the Montecito Country Mart.
••• The closed part of Bella Vista Drive has finally reopened.
••• An official answer about the left turn on red at Anacapa and Haley.
••• More on the Chumash plan for a 31,000-square-foot office building in Santa Ynez.
••• A fantastic 1920 postcard of Summerland.
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HOT PROPERTY
With only one sale over $3 million, last week was the slowest since the pandemic boom began—but San Roque remains hot. See what sold—and for how much.
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NEWS ROUNDUP
••• Santa Barbara’s police headquarters could be done by mid-2026.
••• Living Vehicle’s new sustainable camper (above).
••• Jury to decide Birnam Wood golf dispute.
••• Grand opening of the Carpinteria Community Library.
••• The argument for a better pool complex at Ortega Park.
••• The U.S. Navy will expand weapons testing off the coast.
••• Solvang Festival Theater has reopened.
••• The tree of the month is the dragon tree.
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