Ellen DeGeneres and Portia De Rossi Are Going for a $13.9 Million Flip
Noteworthy new listings also include a stone-clad bungalow from the 1920s; prominent Padaro Lane pocket for $29.5 million; high style in Hope Ranch; 8,493-square-footer on Eucalyptus Hill's golden slope; oceanfront flip on Sea Ledge Lane; and more. 4
Likely Moving Date for the Saturday Farmers’ Market
Other recent news: Inside Gwyneth Paltrow's new Montecito house; Biltmore employees file class-action lawsuit against owner Ty Warner; the Santa Barbara Police Department is having trouble hiring people; school board member Laura Capps running for the county Board of Supervisors; committee to work on the Mission Canyon Bridge project. 1
First Impressions of Broad Street Oyster Co.
More food news: Why doesn't the entire State Street Promenade have bollards?; opening date for Rory's Place in Ojai; a new liquor license is pending for a State Street dive; who benefited from the Restaurant Revitalization Fund; the quest for Diamond Crystal kosher salt. 6
The City Wants to Punish Chick-fil-A for Customers’ Bad Behavior
Other recent news: Ritz-Carlton Bacara massage therapist accused of sexual assault; Miss Daisy's Consignment store has plans for jazz concerts and fashion shows at its store in the former Sears building; a Broadway producer bought in Montecito; cannabis farm proposed next to Pence Vineyards backs down. 6
From Penthouse to Pavement in Mexico City
Even though I spent many years as a travel magazine editor, I had little sense of what to expect from CDMX. And what I did expect was wrong: the city is calmer, cleaner, greener, safer, and altogether easier than I thought possible for a metropolitan area of 21 million people. 7
Recent Comments
Totally agree. The Santa Barbara Company is the BEST for finding unique, special gifts. Love this place and the staff. — laura
Sad. We enjoyed the food & service every time we dined there. — Alisa
I totally agree and came to write a similar comment. Deal of the century right there. There’s something we don’t know. — BW
The Santa Barbara Company has so many wonderful products! Wholeheartedly agree with this endoresment! — Erik
It's a shame...I actually can't believe Local outlasted Bar Lou. I feel like Montecito needs to figure out what it wants to be. The only… — Swan
I deleted your second comment because you made it under a different name, as if someone else is agreeing with you. If you'd like to… — Erik Torkells
4347 Marina Dr selling for $1000 sq ft seems off. There had to be something funky going on. — Pete
The owner of the Harbor Restaurant is not only a real estate agent he’s also a real estate attorney. Is he really trying to tell… — FoodieSB
And the most authentic and genuine store of all “The Santa Barbara Company” not even mentioned … — Jane Phila Rogers
Just went to the Copper Coffee Pot today and the Caserta Pizza was just as good as when it was L’Antica. Yay! — ElizabethW