Another Wine Bar Is Coming to the Funk Zone

More food news: The extremely short menu at Shalhoob's Public Market outpost; Finch & Fork has closed for renovation; the awful design of Chick-fil-A's proposed Goleta restaurant; peeking inside the Cliff Room and the old 805 Hazy & Deli spaces. 1

A Big Foreclosure in Hope Ranch

Plus: Acme Hospitality's new Palm Springs hotel is taking reservations; homelessness is up 3.4% in Santa Barbara County; Lyle Lovett, Chris Isaak, and Jackson Browne to play the Bowl; four potential city redistricting maps; "What Is America?" at SBCC's Atkinson Gallery; what's up with the Montecito Journal's sister publications? 3

Newsletter: March 20

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Desert Modernism With Montecito Views for $27 Million

Noteworthy new listings also include contemporary swagger in Hope Ranch; 1922 George Washington Smith estate walkable to Coast Village Road; the Richard Neutra house on the Riviera that burned down; a likely oceanfront teardown on Cliff Drive; and many more. 1

Where in Santa Barbara…?

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

Hollister Ranch Public Access Delayed by 18 Months

Other recent news: Hollister Fire nearly totally contained; groundbreaking set for library plaza downtown; timeline for the new Santa Barbara Police Department headquarters; funding approved for Carpinteria Skate Park; four cities push back at Santa Barbara County Sheriff cost proposals; state assembly candidate suspends campaign; Westmont's observatory reopens to the public.

The Lark Is Launching Weekend Brunch

More food news: The Goleta Beach Park restaurant won't be called SeaLegs; Sunstone's rooftop tasting room in the Funk Zone moves forward; L.A. restaurateur buys Sear Steakhouse in Solvang; The Baker's Table is relocating within Santa Ynez; Mony's is serving breakfast tacos and chilaquiles at Dart Coffee Garden this Sunday; Good Lion and Ramon Velazquez are partnering on a Ventura venture. 1

A Stroll in the Summerland Countryside

Come along as Montecito Trails Foundation president Ashlee Mayfield and I explore the surprisingly rural trails and roads east of Summerland, peering through fences and dishing dirt along the way. 1

Newsletter: March 16

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Thousand Steps to Be Closed for Six to Eight Weeks

Plus: Yet another Santa Barbara hotel has changed hands; MOXI's next adults-only happy hour; Aoife O'Donovan plays the Lobero; Caamp plays the Bowl; Goleta hotel not happening; photographer Eric Foote's show to benefit Ukrainian refugees; what appears to be moving in next to Cajé on State Street.