WALK WITH ME
Climbing the back of Eucalyptus Hill: A delightful stroll from Montecito to Santa Barbara via Eucalyptus Hill Road, with detours on many side streets.
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ODDS & ENDS
••• Sorrell Design is closing up shop after 41 years.
••• The Miniso store on State Street is closed.
••• Giannetti Home is leaving its pretty downtown location.
••• Police detain man who fell asleep in his car while holding a gun.
••• Santa Barbara Historical Museum will reopen as an outdoor museum.
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WEATHER FORECAST
“Today should be another cloudy, cool day, before we get a gradual warm-up though the weekend,” says Jack Martin of Action Roofing. Email [email protected] to receive daily updates.
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NEWS ROUNDUP 7/22
••• The locals who have donated the most to Trump and Biden.
••• Orlando Bloom found the collar of his lost dog (above).
••• City parking machines now take credit cards.
••• Banner year for county crops.
••• UCSB Arts & Lectures events have been rescheduled.
••• City council votes to spare troublesome Westside tree.
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JUST LISTED
Noteworthy new listings: 1925 Lower Riviera cottage with four decks; another massive Mediterranean mansion in Montecito; teardown next to the Pepper Hill lair-in-progress; Hope Ranch compound with putting green; move-in-ready in Summerland; on the seventh fairway in Birnam Wood; new-build near the San Marcos Preserve; contemporary design in the Sea Meadow enclave.
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NEWS ROUNDUP 7/23
••• A block of W. Victoria Street is now closed to traffic.
••• An apparent “Karen” moment in the Gelson’s parking lot.
••• Interview with the director of Palm Springs.
••• Interim community development director chosen.
••• Habitat for Humanity’s store is closing.
••• Dara Road development debate.
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