WALK WITH ME
With its hillside location, streets that split, marvelous stonework, and oodles of quirk, the Lower Riviera is a quintessential Santa Barbara neighborhood—and yet few visitors explore it.
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HOT PROPERTY
Last week’s sales: Stately Padaro Lane beachfront for $46.9 million; an interior designer’s weekend retreat in Birnam Wood; Ennisbrook casita for $6 million; a piece of history in Hope Ranch; the West Mesa house that looks like a homestead; and more. See what sold—and for how much.
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ODDS & ENDS
••• Studio X’s second Pilates studio opens this week.
••• Update on Sonoma Fit’s downtown gym.
••• Local hotel occupancy and rates dipped in August.
••• Asher Market has expanded to Santa Ynez.
••• Belong Church leased a State Street space.
••• Cabrillo Boulevard improvements.
••• John Gibson paintings at Caldwell Snyder (above).
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Recent Comments
Really missing Stella Mare — Rhona
That's his job? Since when? — jl
Asana has ~$8 billion in assets under management. Given the jaw dropping figure and their current portfolio, expect chains like Warby Parker. Not exactly Montecito/SB… — J
I primarily read this for the snarky comments — D
Amen! After what they did to the prior tenants, not to mention the gym and Stella Mares — Jen
From everything I’ve read, the State of California did not grant a penny toward this street art project. The $100k grant is from the Bloomberg… — Pat
With Runyon selling The Post, do we know if they are going to continue to develop “Platform” on the SE corner at Garden and E… — Curtis
We stand with Delores Huerta (co-founder of United Farmworkers). As a Pasadena teenager active during the early days of the Grape Boycott, I wanted to… — Susan Gordon
Good riddance Runyan Group! We will not miss you. Hoping the new owner keeps the Montecito/SB vibe despite maybe bringing in bigger-name businesses. Start with… — Jenna
One note, the Montecito Assoc. has those hours/days correct -except- that it is for Noise Generating construction. So if workers are painting, cleaning up, or… — N