NEWS ROUNDUP
••• Gaviota Coast fire has burned nearly 4,000 acres. (Update: That was as of yesterday morning; it’s now at 13,500 acres, and Highway 101 remains closed in both directions; photo courtesy Santa Barbara County Fire.)
••• Two media outlets endorse James Joyce III for mayor.
••• A rash of smash-and-grab burglaries.
••• Groundbreaking for the Santa Ynez Valley Children’s Museum.
••• Controversial Los Padres forest clearing moves forward.
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FOOD STUFF
••• First impressions of Costa Kitchen & Bar.
••• Reopening forecast for Jimboz Lounge.
••• California to extend to-go cocktails and alcohol service at parklets.
••• Beer-and-wine application at Bree’osh’s De La Vina outpost.
••• A profile of Los Tarascos Bakery & Deli.
••• Abalone fishery could return to San Miguel Island.
••• Alessia Patisserie & Cafe’s parklet.
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HOT PROPERTY
Last week’s sales included a Summerland estate on 18 acres for $19.5 million; an off-market Campanil contemporary for $10.1 million; twee Sea Meadow for $10 million; Miramar beachfront for $9 million; oceanfront midcentury on the far side of More Mesa; an 1860 adobe embedded inside a city block; and many more. See what sold—and for how much.
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ODDS & ENDS
••• A possible new social club for adults and kids.
••• The rehabilitation of the Thousand Steps Beach stairs.
••• More alteration to the Montecito Club’s facilities.
••• Nice house for rent above Westmont College.
••• “Urban Landscapes” at Thomas Reynolds Gallery.
••• Submissions wanted for Community Arts Workshop exhibit.
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Recent Comments
The old Victor the Florist shop at corner of Santa Barbara & Anapamu streets? — Peter
They can't even get the metro link linked! — Christine!A
Exactly this. I haven't heard any realistic alternatives yet. — BrR
The land is privately owned and zoned for development. What operates on it today exists at the discretion of the owners, and that can change… — BrR
Those tract homes are tacky and not good enough for precious Carpinteria. Carp deserves much better than those eye sores. — KK
It’s not vacant parcel: it’s a beautiful co-op organic farm, Farm Cart Organics, that feeds our community, and a farm school, Carpinteria Children’s Farm, and… — Sarah
Respectfully, there was never a version of development on this site that Carpinteria was going to welcome with open arms. That's the problem. Even if… — EM
My comment on your post here last June: https://www.sitelinesb.com/nearly-200-housing-units-proposed-for-the-carpinteria-bluffs/ “the developer is saying it’ll use the density bonus to accommodate the housing instead—and retain the… — SkyG
I’d definitely prefer a hotel with restaurant, farm, grounds, etc. than Orange County tract homes. — BW
For anyone curious, the "farm resort" initially proposed—and intensely resisted by Carpinteria residents—is described in this post: https://www.sitelinesb.com/99-room-farm-resort-proposed-for-the-carpinteria-bluffs/ — Erik Torkells