THE SPECIALS
You know how some dishes really stick with you? These are the ones that I keep thinking about….
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HOT PROPERTY
Last week’s sales: Unfinished Montecito mansion for just under $60 million; three big off-market transactions (Winsor Soule compound, Carpinteria oceanfront, and Bella Vista Mediterranean); Summerland gated community for $9 million off the initial asking price; glam Santa Ynez Valley Tudor for $7 million off the initial ask; contemporary drop-down in Toro Canyon; impressive backyard on the back of TV Hill; and more. See what sold—and for how much.
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ODDS & ENDS
••• New boutiques on Coast Village Road and State Street (above).
••• The name of the Music Academy of the West’s downtown education center.
••• Cliff Drive construction.
••• Interpol to play the Santa Barbara Bowl.
••• New-ish Pilates studio on State Street.
••• Raoul Textiles factory sale.
••• Kendall Conrad sculpture show.
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I hope the new Pascucci will offer affordable lunches for those of us working in the area! — Kathie
A lot of price cuts on these higher priced properties. — Don
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