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December 10, 2025

  • News Roundup

New Nonstop Flights Between Santa Barbara and Chicago

Other recent news: Montecito rate hike if it buys water from Santa Barbara; local teen runs a popular news aggregator; seagulls spoiling Channel Islands with "processed food and puked-up trash"; Latino organization La Casa de la Raza is struggling.

  • Good Housepeeking

A Modern Hope Ranch House With Views from Every Room

Open houses this weekend: Fernald Point beachfront property primed for renovation; next-door neighbors—one new, one old—within walking distance to Montecito's Upper Village; a duplex condo in downtown's charming El Caserio enclave; and more.

October 25, 2019

  • Food Stuff

The Montecito Inn Will Open an All-Day Restaurant in the Old Monarch Space

More food news and notes: The Daisy opens soon on State Street; a profile of Pacific Pickle Works; Buena Onda and Lab Social have partnered up; Dunkin' is threatening to open more stores here.

  • Price Cuts

Pepper Hill Contemporary Approaches 50% Off

Also newly reduced: The 12-acre HeartStone Ranch in Carpinteria; another French country house in Montecito; and a "mini estate" in San Roque.

October 24, 2019

  • Email Newsletter

Welcome to the Siteline Newsletter!

It took a bit longer than expected, but Siteline's email newsletter is officially up and running. Every Monday and Thursday morning, I'll send out a digest of posts from the past few days. Subscribing is the easiest way to follow the site.

  • Odds & Ends

Another Peek Inside a Jeff Shelton Apartment

Plus: Everything is on sale at the Summerland Antique Collective; Pedro Almodóvar retrospective starts tomorrow; another of Kenny Loggins's former houses is on the market; Styrofoam recycling and unpaved sidewalks.

October 23, 2019

  • Food Stuff

The Former Les Marchands Space Is Now a Cocktail Bar

More food news and notes: Enterprise Fish Co. is rumored to be closing; more turnover at the Santa Barbara Public Market; Bettina celebrates its first anniversary with free spritzes; terrific art at Café Ana.

  • News Roundup

The City Council Is Mulling a Law Targeting Homeless Camps

Other recent news: Santa Cruz Island's Scorpion Cove pier to close for months; new governance possible for Montecito Library; first responders learning how to treat pets; study nixes Montecito groundwater injection; city council member attempts to play the race card over the farmer's market.

October 22, 2019

  • Welcome Wagon

Old Meets New at Lucca Antiques’s Massive Montecito Showroom

The Lucca philosophy is decidedly wabi-sabi, where imperfections and patina are embraced for their beauty, their uniqueness, and the history they represent. 3

October 21, 2019

  • Food Stuff

The Monarch and Silver Bough Restaurants Have Closed

More food news and notes: The Bear and Star at the Fess Parker inn in Los Olivos has closed; Lab Social cocktail bar extended its Sunday hours; the revamped Cuyama Buckhorn motel now serves dinner; Pascucci will move in January.

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