ODDS & ENDS
••• A possible lead in the case of the purloined stiletto.
••• Rose Story Farm during peak rose season (above).
••• Demolition proposed for Los Patos Way apartments.
••• Two more Santa Barbara Bowl shows.
••• Fairview Gardens update.
••• Xanadu Skate Boutique to go online-only.
••• Umbra Labs bailed on lower State Street.
••• New look for the SBIFF Film Center.
••• Don Louis Perceval art exhibit at the Santa Barbara Historical Museum.
••• Is Santa Barbara like Athens?
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HOT PROPERTY
Last week’s sales: French-style Hedgerow house for $6.87 million; 1890 five-bedroom a block off Miramar Beach; Birnam Wood for a loss; Hope Ranch fixer; 1980s Tudor on Eucalyptus Hill; 1925 Spanish Colonial Revival on the Lower Riviera; Mission Canyon Craftsman; turnkey San Roque for 20 percent over ask; Alta Mesa cutie; and more. See what sold—and for how much.
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GET OUT OF TOWN
On a Backroads tour of New Zealand’s South Island, it was easy to see why so many people love the company—they make traveling so easy. But there are trade-offs. Plus: The exquisite Blanket Bay lodge.
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