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March 13, 2026

  • Just Listed

Rob Lowe’s Extremely Gracious Mansion Is Back on the Market

It has all the amenities of a small hotel, including a screening room, bar, gym, tennis court, and 11 fireplaces, not to mention one of the most decadent lawns this side of Oprah Winfrey's compound.

  • Capital Improvements

Here’s What the Olive Mill Roundabout Might Look Like

Plus: The two other traffic circles that might follow—one at San Ysidro Road and the 101, and another at E. Cabrillo and Los Patos Way.

August 21, 2019

  • Food Stuff

The Taproom Boom Continues

Plus: Embermill restaurant opens this Friday; Bristol Farms, another Mesa Burger, and a French bakery on the horizon; La Michoacána is selling frozen treats; Hoffman Brat Haus is closing; Eleven 14 opening on State Street.

  • News Roundup

Montecito Creek Bridge Is Expected to Reopen Next Month

And in other recent local news: A reprieve for Institution Ale's neon sign; initiative to protect whales from ships; West Beach hotel gets nixed; an urge to merge Montecito's special districts; Styrofoam recycling; Montecito road repairs; library plaza renovation update.

August 20, 2019

  • Food Stuff

Les Marchands Wine Bar Is Closing

Plus: New pan-Asian restaurant Oku is getting close to opening on Cabrillo; expanded hours at Buena Onda and Merci Montecito; Peruvian pop-up.

  • Just Listed

Can This Huge Chunk of Undeveloped Coastline Be Preserved?

The Saudi investor who bought More Mesa for $25 million has put it back on the market—this time for $65 million. Locals are searching for a way to save it from development.

August 19, 2019

  • Rooms to Rent

Take a Peek Inside a Jeff Shelton Apartment

While the whimsical exteriors of local architect Jeff Shelton can be seen all over town, interior glimpses are far rarer. In the case of this E. Cota Street rental, the owner shares Shelton's Seuss-meets-Gaudí sensibility.

  • Just Listed

Paging Miss Scarlet and Professor Plum…

Named Croyden House, the grand 1929 mansion on Middle Road in Montecito feels like the board game Clue come to life—although any stress involved will hopefully have to do with upkeep rather than a murder in the library.

August 18, 2019

  • Food Stuff

Best Cheeseburger in Town?

Plus: Oliver's is now serving lunch; new outdoor seating at Café Ana; the Monarch has gone entirely prix-fixe; renting the Lark's patio for a private party; picnic boxes from Bossie's Kitchen. 1

  • Just Listed

A Sweet Little Farmhouse With Big-Time Style

And what might be the best barn in the entire area. 2

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Recent Comments

It’s not vacant parcel: it’s a beautiful co-op organic farm, Farm Cart Organics, that feeds our community, and a farm school, Carpinteria Children’s Farm, and… — Sarah

Respectfully, there was never a version of development on this site that Carpinteria was going to welcome with open arms. That's the problem. Even if… — EM

My comment on your post here last June: https://www.sitelinesb.com/nearly-200-housing-units-proposed-for-the-carpinteria-bluffs/ “the developer is saying it’ll use the density bonus to accommodate the housing instead—and retain the… — SkyG

I’d definitely prefer a hotel with restaurant, farm, grounds, etc. than Orange County tract homes. — BW

For anyone curious, the "farm resort" initially proposed—and intensely resisted by Carpinteria residents—is described in this post: https://www.sitelinesb.com/99-room-farm-resort-proposed-for-the-carpinteria-bluffs/ — Erik Torkells

The state is going to force housing on communities that don't plan for it. Carpinteria can either shape what gets built here or wait for… — BrR

Genuinely curious what outcome you'd prefer. The land is privately owned and zoned for development. If not this, then what? Leaving it vacant forever isn't… — EM

The big black pipe has never bothered me. Maybe because I've loved the SB harbor since the first time I saw it, that was the… — Dan O.

Fully agree! I thought the hotel/farm/housing concept was a much better fit for that land. But when people oppose everything, something eventually gets crammed through. — SkyG

Hotel concept was better than this — JB

Restaurant News

  • A New Restaurant Space in Carpinteria
  • Rincon Brewery’s Funk Zone Outpost Is Closing
  • Yetz’s Bagels Opens in Goleta Tomorrow
  • Carpinteria’s Food Liaison Is Closing Its Cafe
  • Bluewater Grill Is Said to Be Closing Next Month

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Walk With Me

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Burning Questions

  • How Long Will This Big Pipe Be at East Beach?
  • Is Cabrillo Boulevard Going to Be Widened Under Highway 101?
  • Was There a Fisherman Inn in Downtown Santa Barbara?
  • What Are Those Old Buildings at the Corner of Castillo and Montecito Streets?
  • When Will the Coast Village Road Medians Be Completed?
  • What’s This Scaffold Structure on Las Positas Road?
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