EXCLUSIVE
Belmond has confirmed the longstanding rumor that it’s selling the iconic El Encanto resort on the Riviera.
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FOOD STUFF
••• Lama Dog is opening a cocktail bar called The Mullet.
••• First impressions of Corazón Cocina Sur at Linden Square (above).
••• The Nugget’s Carpinteria outpost should open next week.
••• Has Wylde Works closed?
••• Tickets to Taste of the Santa Ynez Valley.
••• The menu for Marisella at the Ritz-Carlton Bacara.
••• Soliciting frozen pizza recommendations.
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JUST LISTED
Noteworthy new listings: Supercool midcentury in the heart of Montecito; the 1931 George Washington Smith house at the end of Plaza Rubio; Montecito one-bedroom for $5.7 million; bluff-front hexadecagon next to the Thousand Steps; Hope Ranch renovation; 1898 Lower Riviera compound; beautiful floors in Mission Canyon; high-design ADU on the Mesa; and more.
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NEWS ROUNDUP
••• Paseo Nuevo housing ambitions cut in half.
••• Mayor Randy Rowse is running for re-election.
••• Remembering architect Henry Lenny.
••• Architects and planners protest two misguided Santa Barbara developments.
••• Trump administration wants to allow new oil and gas extraction in the California Coastal and Carrizo Plain National Monuments.
••• A visit to the post-facelift Ritz-Carlton Bacara (photo by Ron Starr).
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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