Supercool Midcentury in the Heart of Montecito

Noteworthy new listings also include the 1931 George Washington Smith house at the end of Plaza Rubio; Montecito one-bedroom for $5.7 million; bluff-front hexadecagon next to the Thousand Steps; Hope Ranch renovation; 1898 Lower Riviera compound; beautiful floors in Mission Canyon; high-design ADU on the Mesa; and more. 3

El Encanto Is Being Sold

Belmond has confirmed the longstanding rumor that it's selling the iconic Riviera resort. 10

Paseo Nuevo Housing Ambitions Cut in Half

Other recent news: Mayor Randy Rowse is running for re-election; remembering architect Henry Lenny; architects and planners protest two misguided Santa Barbara developments; the Trump administration wants to allow new oil and gas extraction in the California Coastal National Monument and Carrizo Plain National Monument; a visit to the post-facelift Ritz-Carlton Bacara. 15

A Finger on the Pulse of Birnam Wood

When it comes to real estate, the Montecito community is a micromarket with its own rules—and no one knows that better than Ryan Malmsten of Santa Barbara Brokers. In the past year, he has been involved in five transactions there, representing both buyers and sellers.

Lama Dog Is Opening a Cocktail Bar Called The Mullet

More food news: First impressions of Corazón Cocina Sur at Linden Square; The Nugget's Carpinteria outpost should open next week; has Wylde Works closed?; tickets to Taste of the Santa Ynez Valley; the menu for Marisella at the Ritz-Carlton Bacara; soliciting frozen pizza recommendations. 14

Newsletter: June 25

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Two More Rite Aid Stores Are Closing

Plus: Inside the new 30-room vacation-rental hotel downtown; adjacent Highway 101 on-ramps to be closed for nine months; Queens of the Stone Age concert; Heidi Merrick sample sale; the July 4 celebration at the waterfront; John Waters's Halloween show; the answer to last weekend's "Where in Santa Barbara...?" 5

Park Highlands Spec Reno Sells for $5.575 Million

Last week's sales also include 1990 five-bedroom on 13.28 acres above San Roque; Carpinteria beachfront, more or less; Las Canoas contemporary; Buellton compound with a miniature Old West town; 1936 two-bedroom on 2.7 acres in Carpinteria; West Beach duplex; and more.

First Impressions of The Win-Dow Burger Stand

More food news: The Breakwater Restaurant's new name; Ritz-Carlton Bacara's Italian restaurant opens this week; U-pick organic apricots; Soul Bites has closed; the Sando Truck is moving to Goleta; Brazilian food delivered; sneak peeks of Lily's Donuts & Pops; Paseo Nuevo beer garden to close; Thai-Asian food truck at Draughtsmen Aleworks in Goleta; Mylestone Barbecue is now behind the Wildcat. 36

Newsletter: June 22

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