Newsletter: March 18

FIRST LOOK
A striking new building is proposed to replace the Bottle Shop on Coast Village Road: with an octagonal tower on the west side, the new structure would live up the marquee moment of that corner, while simultaneously paying homage to the gas-station shape of the current building.

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ODDS & ENDS
••• Large gym to open in downtown Santa Barbara.
••• Funk Zone rooftop wedding venue in the works.
••• Montecito tennis/pickleball court open.
••• Ty Warner sign coming to Dwight Murphy Field.
••• Swimwear chain open on Coast Village Road (above).
••• Brandi Carlile and John C. Reilly in concert.
••• New Italian apparel store at The Post.
••• Coachella Valley town on the cusp of change.
→ Read the post.

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HOT PROPERTY
Last week’s sales: Hope Ranch hot potato for the third time in three years; two more in Hope Ranch; signature Barry Berkus touches on E. Mountain Drive; spiffer-upper near the Hot Springs trailhead; another one on La Vista del Oceano; Mesa flag lot for $200,000 over ask; and more. See what sold—and for how much.

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