FOOD STUFF
••• The Bell’s folks are working on a second restaurant (above).
••• Mesa Burger’s Coast Village Road outpost has opened.
••• A second Sweet Wheel Farms farmstand.
••• $2 afternoon cold brews at Low Pigeon.
••• Your best cheese bet now that C’est Cheese is gone.
••• Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf on De La Vina has closed.
••• Will Magic Castle Cabaret reappear?
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HOT PROPERTY
The week before last, hardly anything closed, and I started to wonder whether the hot market was cooling down. Last week, however, it roared back to life. Here are the 12 closings of note from the past two weeks, including an oceanfront house in Hope Ranch that sold for nearly half off the initial ask.
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NEWS ROUNDUP
••• The home of Ellen Degeneres and Portia de Rossi was burglarized.
••• Rumored layoffs at the Biltmore (above).
••• 16,000-square-foot mixed-use development opens soon in Paso Robles.
••• Progress in farming shellfish off Ventura.
••• A push for manufactured fish reefs off Goleta.
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ODDS & ENDS
••• New home design store opening on State Street (above).
••• Gallery coming to Coast Village Road.
••• Smart Covid-19 update from Sansum Clinic’s CEO.
••• More on Porch’s moving sale.
••• Traffic breaks on the 101 in Montecito.
••• Hot Springs fixer now available for rent.
••• Ojai house with its own baseball field.
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PRICE CUTS
The week’s top adjustments include the march of the Montecito Mediterranean mansions, dropping from eight figures to seven; two Montecito properties around $5 million that have raised their prices; and a spec renovation inching toward reality.
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Recent Comments
Nowhere (at least as a result of this project, which doesn't include the land Lama Dog is on). — Erik Torkells
Where is Lama dog Going????? — Michelle Leavitt
Agreed. It is so lacking in character as to be offensive. I thought it was a hospital when I first saw the renderings. The Funk… — Nathan
The pool in the shaded courtyard?!?!? It will get direct sunlight about 2 hours of the day, otherwise its will be shaded. Nobody will use… — Dave Sims
Is this opposite where the Wrights had proposed an aquarium and hotel? — Ed
This is the most non-descript looking hotel. Looks more like an office building — Brig D.
Developers are taking all of the funk out of the Funk Zone. What’s the point of calling it that anymore? — Patty K
Well said Pablo — Linda M
So boring. — June
Will be going to Merci for the burger pop-up. Thanks for putting us on notice about the banana pudding…quick plug for the duck leg confit… — Nicolas