Ellen DeGeneres and Portia de Rossi Have Listed One of Their Hedgerow Houses
Noteworthy new listings also include the historic Gaviota Coast ranch once owned by John Travolta; Rametto Road house with sweeping views; a sweet throwback in San Roque; a villa on Las Alturas; a 1948 cottage stylishly redone; and a bit of Moorishness on E. Cota Street. 1
New 16-Unit Apartment Complex Proposed for State Street
Plus: UCSB is offering tours of its Munger Hall mockup; the Hidden Oaks Golf Club has changed hands; free outdoor movies at the courthouse; Bob Dylan and Oliver Tree at the Santa Barbara Bowl; notable TV Hill house for rent; Hermosillo Road is getting a better bike lane; the Montecito Trails Foundation launches the Hot Springs Stewardship Project; what's up with True Love Always? 6
The Bell’s Folks Are Opening a Bar in Los Olivos
More food news: Montecito vegan market to close; the Press Room gets a reprieve; Aspen restaurant now said to be taking the former Cava space; Merci's burger pop-up is coming back; profile of Bar Le Côte executive sous chef (and half of the Gomez y Gomez pop-ups) Luis Gomez; in praise of Pacific Pickle Works. 2
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