GET OUT OF TOWN
There’s more to Peru than Machu Picchu: While the Incan ruins are understandably a highlight of any visit to the country, you’d do well to expand your horizons—not just to Lima, but also the Colca Canyon, Sacred Valley, and the stunning city of Arequipa.
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JUST LISTED
Noteworthy new listings: 1930 Toro Canyon villa by the architect of the Hoover Dam; an ode to gray plaster; seven-level house across from Shoreline Park; 1924 Cape Cod on Mission Canyon Road; likely Montecito spec reno; Las Alturas aerie; Prairie-style Structure of Merit downtown; and more.
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NEWS ROUNDUP
••• The 2025-26 Arts & Lectures lineup has been announced (above).
••• City receives $100,000 grant to paint the street at a downtown intersection.
••• Long construction project on upper De La Vina to start.
••• Interim UCSB chancellor.
••• Rosewood Miramar Beach to fund and host county sheriff substation.
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