Million-Dollar Price Jump for Midcentury Mini-Compound

The week’s top price adjustments include a George Washington Smith Tudor, Riviera villas in need of renovation and not, half a historic duplex on E. Canon Perdido, and more.

Newsletter: July 31

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Opening Date Set for Westside Pizza Shop Revolver

More food news: Special Italian dinner at Satellite; Red Pepper Chinese restaurant in Goleta has reopened; Dutch Garden looks like it might be coming back from the dead; Tino's Italian Grocery is back; in praise of Better Burrito; a profile of SB Paella Catering.

Unmasked People Will Only Be Ticketed as a Last Resort

Other recent news: Santa Barbara residents have received the mysterious seeds from China; five blocks of Anacapa Street got narrowed to one lane; cyclists must dismount on one block of State Street; man vs. trail graffiti; new season of UCSB Arts & Lectures; Carpinteria's Airplant Alchemy nursery.

Is There a Story Behind Lucky Penny’s Bell?

"I've been to Lucky Penny countless times, but I only just noticed the big bell outside the entrance," asks S. "Where did it come from? Does it ever get rung?"

The Lower Riviera in All Its Funky Glory

There's something for everyone in this roundup of noteworthy new listings—a $28 million mansion in Montecito, a charming Lutah Maria Riggs house from 1966, a two-bedroom San Roque cottage, and many more.

Groundbreaking for New 2.6-Mile Bike Path

Plus: Downtown inn for sale; fires at the Hot Springs trailhead; someone drove into Hudson Grace store; activity at a Montecito Country Mart space; 101 bike path closed below Carp this Friday.

Newsletter: July 29

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Has the Biltmore Resort Been Sold?

An intriguing rumor has come in: Citing a "reliable source," a reader says that a major hotel company has bought the Four Seasons Biltmore from Ty Warner, with plans to rebrand it.

Carpinteria Might Try Closing Some Streets to Cars

Other recent news: Design for 103-unit affordable-housing complex at Carrillo and Castillo streets; three places you can recycle plastic bags; another photo of the Montecito bear; outside service doesn't help salons that much; school-board candidates; computer game about zombies in Santa Barbara.