CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS
The consultants hired to ponder the State Street situation presented three design scenarios to the State Street Advisory Committee. Check out the highlights.
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HOT PROPERTY
Noteworthy new listings: Once a carriage house, now the belle of the ball; a stone cold fox in Ojai; French country and family-friendly in Hope Ranch; turnkey beachfront between Carpinteria and Ventura; a prime spot to build on Eucalyptus Hill; and more.
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ODDS & ENDS
••• An indoor climbing gym has opened in Noleta.
••• Self-service board rentals at Leadbetter Beach.
••• Bodyrok fitness studio is open.
••• The Aquarius Cocktail fashion line’s shop/showroom on Coast Village Road.
••• Closing sale at Dylan Star’s Paseo Nuevo shop.
••• Landscapes by Robin Gowen at Sullivan Goss.
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BURNING QUESTIONS
“Every time I walk my dogs on the trail that runs through Ennisbrook, I wonder what the story is with this 15-foot-tall memorial. Do you know?” —D. The answer.
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WHERE IN SANTA BARBARA…?
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