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March 16, 2021
Other recent news: SBPD chief puts subject of Los Angeles Magazine article on leave; homeless camps cleaned out; oil piers at Haskell's Beach getting decommissioned; recent buyer of Mimosa Lane compound revealed; is Cabrillo Boulevard heading for trouble?
Tucked into the lower Montecito Foothills amongst 150-year-old olive groves, this historic East Coast–style home, designed by Winsor Soule in 1929, incorporates a refined elegance while offering a livable floor plan with indoor-outdoor fluidity.
More food news: Prawn chips and special dinners at Secret Bao; heartfelt staff tributes from Bell's; preliminary menu at Vaquero Bar, part of Solvang's ambitious Coast Range project; Bank of Italy—Cocktail Trust is now open in Ventura.
March 15, 2021
A big chunk of the Andalucia Building on State Street is getting turned into a food-and-beverage complex of some kind. 4
Plus: The Montecito Club seeks forgiveness; an explanation for the holdup at Plaza de Vera Cruz; revisionist listing for a Crestview Lane house; where to donate old tools; mobile Covid-19 testing unit moving to East Beach.
March 14, 2021
Other recent news: Santa Barbara County is expected to move to the red tier on Tuesday; Vandenberg Air Force Base has a new name; popular Zumba instructor unhappy with the city's Parks & Recreation Department; the Sacred Space's new vacation rental.
March 13, 2021
Other noteworthy closings this week: Someone dropped $45 million on a Fernald Point compound; 105 oceanfront acres in Hollister Ranch; Hedgerow house that sold for $2.5 million more than it did just last summer; an architectural statement in Hope Ranch; and many more.
March 12, 2021
More food news: Further details about the Kitchen 530 incubator, market, and restaurant opening on State Street; Goleta sports bar closed; wine shop joining Patagonia's Ventura flagship; Pickle Room in miniature.
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Woah. “Santa Barbara is a city full of low income immigrants, low income students and multi generational mediocrity” That’s not just a sentence that’s some… — Mary
Not just support workers. Where are the future DDS's, MD's and nurses going to live? Some may take over Mom or Dad's practices, but the… — Judy's Older Brother
There’s no shortage of thoughtful perspectives on what State Street should become—and that’s a good thing. We’re clearly still in a period of recovery and… — Vince Coronado
Local businesses depend on workers that commute from Lompoc or Oxnard or even further. This results in exhausted commuters working in support positions that often… — James Rolfe DDS
Why weren't those businesses snapping up properties in 2017, 2018 and 2019 when there was article after article about the retail apocalypse and record low… — Rich
Well something is killing lots of retail-I would assume that those numbers are much higher depending on age demographics. My 30 something kids buy everything… — AFC
Just saw on nextdoor a post about how busy state st (maybe 600 block) was on Sunday night which was good to see. We still… — AFC
So the board of supervisors is trying to say that people who live locally and are looking for a home are not already in contact… — Christine!
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