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December 14, 2025

  • News Roundup

Santa Barbara County Moves Closer to Banning Natural Gas in New Buildings

Other recent news: The New York Post takes a close look at Ty Warner; interview with congressperson Salud Carbajal; Hillside House has plans for 168 housing units in Hidden Valley; Reggae on the Mountain festival is coming up; school board candidates debate; cannabis farm approved near Cate School.

October 12, 2022

  • Welcome Wagon

First Look at the Menu and Interiors of Augie’s

With a Jeff Shelton makeover and an ambitious menu, the soft-opened restaurant at State and Ortega is aiming much higher than the usual rice-and-beans fare. 16

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Newsletter: October 12

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October 11, 2022

  • Odds & Ends

Proposed Apartment Complex to Displace Elsie’s Tavern and Green Table

Plus: Ready Set Confetti party store opens in Montecito; 25% off everything at Jake & Jones this Thursday; $10 million price cut on Padaro Lane; yet another hotel has changed hands; Modoc Road tree decision delayed; charming Lower Riviera house now under $3 million; postcards from the Ojai Studio Artists tour.

October 10, 2022

  • Hot Property

Toro Canyon Compound Sells for $21.9 Million

Last week's sales also include a Bonnymede condo for $5 million; quick close of a 1970 house on Camino Viejo; 47 acres on the Gaviota coast; 1927 fixer in San Roque designed by Joseph Plunkett; and more.

October 9, 2022

  • Food Stuff

Tyger Tyger Will Return Next Month

More food news: Rare Society happy hour; Ojai restaurant adds a 2.9% surcharge for credit cards; new ownership at Carpinteria's Corktree Cellars; a bounty of fresh herbs at Gelson's; the menu at Vega Vineyard & Farm in Buellton; Bree'osh now bakes challah weekly. 12

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Newsletter: October 9

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October 8, 2022

  • Just Listed

Classic 1949 Adobe With Stairs to the Beach

Noteworthy new listings also include seven agricultural acres in Carpinteria with a striking one-bedroom house; an "interesting, curious" Hope Ranch compound; 1980s architecture with widescreen views; and more.

  • Guessing Game

Where in Santa Barbara…?

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

October 7, 2022

  • Odds & Ends

Another Santa Claus Lane Shop Is Closing

Plus: Progress comes to the Music Academy of the West; the county is mulling bike and pedestrian improvements near Montecito beaches; opening date set for Santa Barbara Hives's shop in San Roque; holiday revue at the Lobero; a question about the former QAD campus; antique owl prints at the Museum of Natural History. 4

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Just Listed

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Recent Comments

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

Hallelujah! The return of that Southbound on-ramp is long overdue — Tammy

You've done a great thing for the hapless men of Santa Barbara with this series. Stopping by half of these stores. — Andy

The post office renaming will cost roughly $500,000 paid for by the USPS internal funds from stamps and fees. — Derek

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