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January 11, 2020
Other recent news: The Independent's website will go behind a paywall; the News-Press really, truly hopes to do better; Southern California Gas wants to install new utility poles in Montecito; remember when Das Williams took $60,000 from cannabis growers?
January 10, 2020
Other news from the beyond the Santa Barbara bubble: United is adding three new destinations from Santa Maria airport; Alaska started flying from San Luis Obispo to San Diego; Paso is rethinking its tattoo-parlor ban; Magic Mountain's new rollercoaster is the first of its kind.
The week's other top price reductions: Hope Ranch house with ocean and mountain views; midcentury Montecito property tucked way down a private lane; Torito Road adobe chops price yet again; a tribathlete's dream in the Riviera.
January 9, 2020
Plus: Local museums participating in free-admission day; Kesha to play the Santa Barbara Bowl in May; volunteer to work at a polling place for the presidential primary; options for those who have resolved to learn something new.
On one hand, I'm not sure they make houses like this anymore; on the other hand, is that because there has been a generational shift in taste since the house was built in 2003? 1
January 8, 2020
Highlights of this weekend's open-house lineup: A 1949 Montecito house with potential magic; cute redo with curb appeal in Samarkand; adorable 1912 cottage steps from East Beach; and a lot bisected by Hidden Valley Lane.
Plus: Three recent sales of note—conjoined Tudor barns, "Castle in the Sky," and a prime Riviera lot; Lupita Nyong'o added to the list of honorees at the Santa Barbara film festival; tempting New Cuyama ranchette.
January 7, 2020
More food news: Due Lune and Tamira Indian restaurant have closed; fast-food giant bought Habit Burger, which started in Goleta; vegan chef in residence at the Four Seasons Biltmore all month; Blue Corn Tacos pop-ups.
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My wife and I toured Bellosguardo and our guide lived on the property and was not the only resident. Told us they bring in the… — Cee Oh
The Foundation didn't receive enough money from the Clark estate to maintain the building and grounds. It was a generous gift, but not one endowed… — Patricia
If you look at admission prices for local museums, they range from $7 to $20 and some offer free admission throughout the month. It could… — Mark Schneidman
I'm not one to diss restaurants - having had one myself, I know it's pretty hard - but I must say that had it been… — Drew Hart
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