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Newsletter: May 24

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May 23, 2023

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  • Hot Property

1970s Architectural Statement Sells for $6.1 Million

Last week's sales also include a School House Road midcentury; Mission Canyon aerie; 1938 Hedgerow three-bedroom; fixer near Cold Spring School; turnkey in Summerland Cottages; and more. 3

May 22, 2023

  • Odds & Ends

CycleBar Is Opening in Noleta

Plus: Highway 101 construction to shift north, with San Ysidro Road taking the first hit; 30-unit Lower Riviera apartment complex in the works; the murky situation at Bosse's Toy Train Museum; did Santa Barbara Airport overbuild?; the argument to remove the ring nets; Route 33 north of Ojai is closed through summer at least. 1

May 21, 2023

  • Food Stuff

Chick-fil-A Is Closed Until Late July

More food news: Crush Bar has closed; Rodeo Room is now open all week; Eleven Madison Park will take over Caruso's for two nights; Montecito strip mall to replace parking with restaurant seating; Bossie's Kitchen no longer passes along the credit card fee; profiles of Kin Bakeshop, Motley Crew Ranch, and La Super-Rica. 8

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Newsletter: May 21

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Where in Santa Barbara…?

Know where this was shot? Prove it in the comments. (Update: We have a winner!) 1

May 20, 2023

  • Just Listed

A Humdinger in Birnam Wood

Noteworthy new listings also include off-the-charts historical charm in Hope Ranch; $14 million Tuscan with a boar out front; a hot potato in Montecito's Lower Village; one of the 1920s Little Granada houses; and more. 2

May 19, 2023

  • News Roundup

County Approves 90-Unit Homeless Project With Little Notice

Other recent news: What DignityMoves has achieved downtown; Santa Barbara’s economic development director is leaving; county OKs cannabis permit with farm that it's suing; jail capacity to be reduced; new design for the Rincon Multi-Use Trail; the state of Highway 1 repairs.

May 18, 2023

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Step Back in Time at a Private, Peaceful Country Hideaway in Montecito

At the top of a long, tree-lined drive, nearly six and a half acres of lush pastoral property are nestled among local ranches and surrounded by panoramic ocean, mountain, and hillside views.

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Renaming the post office and spending $500 k to do it. Is another great example tax payers money being wasted. — Dan Kolodziejski

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