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April 19, 2026

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Newsletter: August 14

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August 13, 2022

  • Odds & Ends

The Hilton Santa Barbara Has Big Expansion Plans

Plus: Swimwear company Lagoon Designs is opening a shop; follow along on a flipper's renovation project; Magic Castle Cabaret clearance sale; unbuilt hotel sold; architect office coming two W. Canon Perdido; Jennifer Egan, Tracy Kidder, and Isabella Rossellini coming to UCSB Arts & Lectures.

  • Guessing Game

Where in Santa Barbara…?

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

August 12, 2022

  • Just Listed

Ripe for Reinvention on the Riviera

Noteworthy new listings also include a Montecito house with a fun backyard; midcentury adobe with character on 3.55 acres; 1890 cottage in San Roque; and more. 5

August 11, 2022

  • News Roundup

The City Has Called a Meeting About Coast Village Road’s Parklets

Other recent news: Why Aloha Fun Center is delayed another month or two; new start dates for Olive Mill and San Ysidro roundabouts; progress for the West Beach hotel project; could oil rigs be turned into artificial reefs?; 34 trees to be removed for Modoc Road bike path; Heal the Ocean's Hillary Hauser has a new memoir; school board member won't seek reelection; the recent buyer of a prominent Hot Springs house; public comment sought about Los Padres forest thinning.

August 10, 2022

  • Shop to it

Jake & Jones Is Expanding in a Big Way

Jennifer Steinwurtzel's popular Presidio boutique has two new shops in the works. Plus: a warehouse sale is coming up.

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Newsletter: August 10

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August 9, 2022

  • Hot Property

1917 Hedgerow Charmer Sells for $600,000 Over Ask

Last week's sales also include an acre with a teardown in West Mesa; 1956 ocean-view house on El Camino De La Luz; small Hedgerow house in need of updating; West Beach condo for $3.6 million; and more.

August 8, 2022

  • Food Stuff

Brass Bear Is Opening an Uptown Branch

More food news: A new Japanese restaurant in San Roque; more on Fresco Cafe's imminent move downtown; the Coast Range folks are opening an establishment in the Succulent space; Italian market and deli opening in Solvang; Third Window's smash burger is as good as people say. 2

August 7, 2022

  • Get Out of Town

A Summer Swing Through the Northeast

Highlights from a trip to New York, Litchfield County, Providence, Boston, and Toronto—including three worthwhile hotels, a spectacular park, and crème brûlée ice cream. 1

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Just Listed

  • A Steal on Pepper Hill for $17 Million
  • Land Magic in the Heart of Riven Rock
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  • Classic Montecito Compound Resuscitated in Style
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Recent Comments

I welcome a new place, but love Bettina! — zoe

It's true there is no money for this. None. Maybe there are some funds in D.C. Salud could tap into, but this broke little seaside… — John

Thank you. — Jan

laughable ideas with associated costs= ridiculous! — Christine!

I like it. But please control the e-bikes. — Lisa

Just put State Street back the way it was before the Pandemic!!! It functioned well. Look at the Santa Monica Promenade, a total failure. People… — John

This is NOT better, this is following the same broken idea of a promenade that no one wanted. You are silver tongued my friend "A".… — Seth Reid

No, no no no no. Ask the locals. we do NOT want more sidewalks and tighter travel lanes. I have not run into ONE local… — Seth Reid

When it takes that many pages and graphics to explain a simple situation, you know something is very wrong. Complicating street opening and closing days… — Curtis

If you haven't already...try Rozzi Pizza. Chef-owner David Rosner is a real NY pizza guy. St. Bibiana is also excellent. — Dean B

Restaurant News

  • Yet Another New Restaurant in Carpinteria
  • Brass Bird Has Opened in San Roque
  • The Name of the Upper Village’s Next New Restaurant
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  • A New Restaurant Space in Carpinteria

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Walk With Me

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Burning Questions

  • Why Did the Rosewood Miramar Beach Install Gates?
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Get Out of Town

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