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February 10, 2026

  • to Be Rich...

The Craziest, Coolest House Is Under Construction in Montecito

Imagine if a Bond villain decided to spend $100 million on a two-bedroom Brazilian modernist lair in Middle-earth.... 13

November 4, 2019

  • Everyone's a Critic

Malibu Farm at the Miramar: A Tale of Two Restaurants

If dinner at Malibu Farm can leave you wondering what the point of the place is, other than a Plan B for people who can't get into Caruso's, lunch there makes delightful sense.

  • Odds & Ends

The Revised Montecito Debris Flow Risk Map Has Been Pushed Back

Plus: A pair of proposed new developments downtown (with small buildings making way for larger ones); helistop hearing; the charm of hand-drawn signage.

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Newsletter: November 4

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November 2, 2019

  • News Roundup

Big Changes for One Block of E. De La Guerra Street

With a total of 49 residential units. Other local news: The Salvation Army pulled the plug on its Eastside housing project; city testing a transit program that shuttles passengers around in vans.

November 1, 2019

  • Just Listed

Two Doors Down from Thousand Steps Beach

Oceanfront for $3.3 million? Believe it.

  • Price Cuts

Potentially Chic Cottage Compound Walking Distance to the Beach

Also newly reduced: Victorian house tucked away on the Lower Riviera; midcentury conundrum; cinematic Riviera views; Sea Cliff estate with regrettable choices.

October 31, 2019

  • Food Stuff

Another Donut Store Is Opening Downtown

More food news: Little Dom's says there's nothing Cajun about its forthcoming Carp restaurant; Bettina's anniversary block party; city mulling a change to food-truck rules; Stone Age restaurant closed.

  • Walk With Me

School House Road and Camphor Place

This is the first in a series of fortnightly walks, on streets chosen more or less at random. Because when you slow down for a stroll, you see so much more compared to when you drive.

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Newsletter: October 31

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