Attractive Revamp of a Downtown Commercial Space

Plus: The parking situation on Riven Rock Road; Ridge Trail improvements; the county is seeking poll workers for the gubernatorial recall election; "dwelling units for artists in residence" proposed for Clay Studio; new fire restrictions in Los Padres National Forest; Midland School expansion; a visit to Star Rug Cleaners.

Santa Barbara County Says Everyone Should Wear a Mask Indoors

It's a recommendation, not a mandate, but businesses are likely to take heed and insist customers be masked. 5

Meg Ryan Just Made a Killing in Montecito

Other notable sales include the coffee orchard in Toro Canyon; Fernald Point beachfront; a mixed-use building on E. Canon Perdido; a big architectural whatsit; and a flip next to Rocky Nook Park. 2

Santa Barbara’s City Administrator Is Stepping Down

Other recent news: Los Angeles County now requires masks indoors; the University of California system will insist students and staff get vaccinated; new recycling plant; the push for more large-scale solar; an increase in stingray stings; more thefts of catalytic converters; monarch butterflies skipping this area. 1

New Restaurant Aspires to Be Santa Barbara’s Coolest

More food news: Design tweaks to prominent food-and-beverage complex; Santa Barbara moves to clear restaurant obstacles from sidewalks; a bunch of new Noleta restaurants, including an "ice cream and cereal bar"; full menu now available at beachfront Jeannine's; location of the rumored Mesa ice cream shop; South Coast Deli celebrates 30 years; Ocean Fathoms catches heat from the California Coastal Commission; profile of the Mar Monte Hotel's Costa restaurant.

Newsletter: July 18

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Where in Santa Barbara…?

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Supersize Villa in Hope Ranch Asks $11.2 Million

Noteworthy new listings also include a Lilac Drive house priced to move; a teardown on nearly five acres at the bottom of Coyote Road; 1922 fixer in the Upper East; and, for the yurt-inclined, the 40-acre White Lotus yoga foundation.

UCSB Wants to Build an 11-Story Dormitory

Other recent news: Biltmore owner Ty Warner is now using the Four Seasons New York as leverage; Deltopia movie causing consternation in Isla Vista; Montecito lingerie store to be replaced by new lingerie store; California's updated Covid-19-related guidelines for schools; interview with architect Jeff Shelton; the latest head of Santa Barbara City College has resigned; the case against fake grass.

Pepper Hill’s Underground Lair Is Getting Landscaped

Plus: Initial steps toward redoing the West Beach wading pool; new tenant for the other half of the Greyhound bus station; Khruangbin at the Santa Barbara Bowl; watercolors at Thomas Reynolds Gallery; survey regarding fitness equipment at Dwight Murphy Field; New York City gallery popping up in the Funk Zone. 1