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September 21, 2026

  • Odds & Ends

Upcoming Auction of 207-Acre Oceanfront Lot

Plus: The renovation of Lookout Park's east end is complete; Sullivan Goss's popular annual "100 Grand" show opens next week; help remove "non-native noxious weeds" from the frontcountry.

  • Walk With Me

Where Montecito Gets Down to Business

Let's explore Coast Village Circle, the loop that runs between Coast Village Road and the freeway. 1

November 23, 2020

  • News Roundup

Burglaries at Beach Parking Lots and Trailheads

Other recent news: Los Angeles County to pause outdoor dining; curfew instituted for Santa Barbara County; Vandenberg Air Force Base didn't make the U.S. Space Command cut; bike-sharing enrollment kiosks to be nine feet tall; $51 million in new financing for Kate Farms.

  • Food Stuff

La Paloma Cafe and Teru Open This Week

Here's a first look at the menus for both restaurants. More food news: Mochi doughnut maker ramping up this week; more on the new Yona Redz taqueria; marvelously packaged Beato Chocolates from Ojai.

November 22, 2020

  • Hot Property

A Quick and Profitable Flip in the Hedgerow

The week's other notable sales include a Mediterranean villa high up the hill, a pretty renovation on the Riviera, a 1920 George Washington Smith house, and 55 acres off Highway 154.

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Newsletter: November 22

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November 21, 2020

  • Welcome Wagon

Inside Tina Frey’s Lovely New Montecito Shop

The San Francisco–based designer casts functional objects in resin, creating organic shapes in colors across the spectrum.

November 20, 2020

  • Odds & Ends

A Way to Keep Houseguests Out of Your House

Plus: Renovated midcentury available for rent; the Montecito section of the Highway 101 widening project was denied funding for now; new grading regulations; MarBorg's Christmas gift to you. 3

  • Price Cuts

Former Monastery Gets Price-Chopped by $3 Million

Also newly reduced: A pair of beachfront properties, misbegotten architecture on the Riviera, a Birnam Wood house with two personalities, and a tile lover's dream. 1

November 19, 2020

  • News Roundup

Pushback for the New Police Headquarters

Other recent news: County Board of Supervisors wants churches to be more open; water treatment plant to get Tesla batteries; progress on making parking kiosks automated; debris nets extended; Olive Mill roundabout moves forward; sonic boom this Saturday; time to stop obsessing over cleaning surfaces.

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