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July 8, 2025

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I Spy… Homer Simpson!

Thank goodness for homeowners' quirks—looking at real estate would be a lot less fun without them. 2

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Newsletter: April 15

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April 14, 2020

  • Just Listed

Is This the Coolest Apartment in Downtown Santa Barbara?

For the first time since the initial offering, one of the three penthouses at El Andaluz, the Jeff Shelton–designed condominium on Chapala Street, has been publicly put on the market. The asking price is $4.25 million.

  • News Roundup

Local Wineries Donate 500 Cases of Wine to Hospital Workers

Other local news: The number of Covid-19 hospitalizations appears to be flattening out; portable toilets for the homeless installed downtown; Alaska Airlines combining Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo on its Seattle flight; Isla Vista library innovations; tree of the month.

April 13, 2020

  • Food Stuff

Cava Is Rumored to Have Closed for Good

More food news: Barbecue this weekend at the Mill; progress at the Rusty's Pizza in Summerland; grocery items at Scarlett Begonia; Ca' Dario now open on Sundays (and 20% off every day through April); Barbareño's expanded menu.

  • Odds & Ends

Change in Plans for the Fess Parker Hotel Coming to Cabrillo

Plus: Upper San Ysidro Trail is closed for repairs; big house on Picacho Lane sells for $5.4 million; memento from the old Miramar resort; midcentury Palm Springs–style house in Birnam Wood available for rent.

April 12, 2020

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Newsletter: April 12

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Glut of Local Applications for the Federal Payroll Protection Plan

Other local news: Four new Covid-19 cases; seventh County Sheriff employee tests positive; Santa Barbara man's account of his illness; county budget workshop; checking in with the zoo.

April 11, 2020

  • Walk With Me

Is There a Better Neighborhood for a Stroll Than West Beach?

You see so much more when you slow down—in this case, charming architecture of all kinds, lush flora, glimpses of the ocean, and remarkably few people. 1

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