ODDS & ENDS
••• 34-unit apartment complex proposed for E. Canon Perdido Street.
••• A visit to the new Indian Pink boutique (above).
••• Faitell Attractions consignment shop is leaving State Street.
••• 12.3 acres going up for auction.
••• Show of antique hummingbird lithographs.
••• Bird-related activities at the Santa Barbara Botanic Garden.
••• New apartments on Santa Barbara Street.
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HOT PROPERTY
Last week’s sales: Campanil house off-market for $7 million; a Montecito compound; Pepper Hill four-bedroom; a house on San Antonio Creek Road for nearly $1 million over ask; 1928 overperformer in San Roque; and more. See what sold—and for how much.
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NEWS ROUNDUP
••• Pay-by-phone now available at downtown parking lots.
••• Groundbreaking for the Michael Towbes Library Plaza (rendering above).
••• County Covid-19 cases are rising but hospitalizations are stable.
••• Chick-fil-A’s traffic-mitigation plan got sent back to the drawing board.
••• Several updates on the Hot Springs trailhead parking brouhaha.
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