The 93108 Fund Has Handed Out $40,000 to Hourly Workers

Plus: Little Free Libraries stocked with toilet paper and other items; new Channel Islands T-shirt; Summerland Oriental Rugs moved across the street; Studio William Hefner house coming to San Ysidro Road; time-lapse street painting; three recent sales of note.

Newsletter: April 17

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The Miramar’s Food Truck Is Serving as a Beach Bar

More food news: The Funk Zone's Dart Coffee Co. will reopen on Saturday; stylish new merch at Low Pigeon and Handlebar; Lilac Patisserie is open for preorders; buy pork direct from Gaviota Givings farm; Black Sheep add-ons.

Sweet Little 1945 Oceanfront House Trying for a $3 Million Flip

Other noteworthy new listings: Midcentury Hope Ranch house with dazzling mountain views; bold colors on the Riviera; tiny 1902 cottage in Mission Canyon; 287 acres on the far side of Refugio State Beach.

Santa Barbara County to Follow the State’s Reopening Plan

Other local news: There are now 334 Covid-19 cases; profile of Public Health director Dr. Van Do-Reynoso; blood banks need donations; surfing could be risky these days; city to put the homeless up in a hotel; Board of Supervisors chair Gregg Hart to answer your Covid-19 questions; as many as 456 students lack Wi-Fi access.

I Spy… Homer Simpson!

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Newsletter: April 15

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Is This the Coolest Apartment in Downtown Santa Barbara?

For the first time since the initial offering, one of the three penthouses at El Andaluz, the Jeff Shelton–designed condominium on Chapala Street, has been publicly put on the market. The asking price is $4.25 million.

Local Wineries Donate 500 Cases of Wine to Hospital Workers

Other local news: The number of Covid-19 hospitalizations appears to be flattening out; portable toilets for the homeless installed downtown; Alaska Airlines combining Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo on its Seattle flight; Isla Vista library innovations; tree of the month.