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December 17, 2025

  • Odds & Ends

Inside the Stylish New Shop on State Street

Plus: What's up with the Best Western Plus hotel near La Cumbre; Coast Village Road trick-or-treating is back on this year; a former UCSB tennis player's new fitness business; the Montecito Association is planning a Christmas parade; when your neighbor loves baseball too much; do you recognize this dome? 3

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Newsletter: October 13

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October 12, 2021

  • Hot Property

Summerland Estate on 18 Acres Sells for $19.5 Million

Last week's sales also included an off-market Campanil contemporary for $10.1 million; twee Sea Meadow for $10 million; Miramar beachfront for $9 million; oceanfront midcentury on the far side of More Mesa; an 1860 adobe embedded inside a city block; and many more.

  • News Roundup

Gaviota Coast Fire Has Burned Nearly 4,000 Acres

Other recent news: Two media outlets endorse James Joyce III for mayor; a rash of smash-and-grab burglaries; groundbreaking for the Santa Ynez Valley Children’s Museum; controversial Los Padres forest clearing moves forward.

October 11, 2021

  • Food Stuff

First Impressions of Costa Kitchen & Bar

More food news: Reopening forecast for Jimboz Lounge; California to extend to-go cocktails and alcohol service at parklets; beer-and-wine application at Bree'osh's De La Vina outpost; a profile of Los Tarascos Bakery & Deli; abalone fishery could return to San Miguel Island; Alessia Patisserie & Cafe's parklet.

October 10, 2021

  • Odds & Ends

A Possible New Social Club for Adults and Kids

Plus: The rehabilitation of the Thousand Steps Beach stairs; more alteration to the Montecito Club's facilities; nice house for rent above Westmont College; "Urban Landscapes" at Thomas Reynolds Gallery; submissions wanted for Community Arts Workshop exhibit.

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Newsletter: October 10

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October 9, 2021

  • Guessing Game

Where in Santa Barbara…?

Know where this was shot? Prove it in the comments. (Update: We have a winner!) 2

October 8, 2021

  • Just Listed

Is Private Beach Access Worth $100 Million?

Noteworthy new listings also include the lovable and the livable in Hope Ranch; a Coyote Road contemporary; a pair of 1970s houses with potential on Eucalyptus Hill; a $2.25 million house walkable to Montecito Union School; and more.

  • First Look

Another Huge Development Is Proposed for the Funk Zone

The plans have dropped for a big, interesting project in the Funk Zone: it contains a hotel (possibly two), several restaurants, a coffee shop, a tasting room, a corner market, an art gallery, and more. Plus: a popular brewery could be one of the tenants. 9

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Just Listed

  • Supersize Spec Compound South of the Freeway
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