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If you want Santa Barbara to have wonderful independent shops, you need to support them. So this holiday season—and year-round, really—make an effort to spend your money here.
December 16, 2019
Other recent news: Sinkhole gobbles up parked car; new design for proposed Montecito Street hotel; Coast Village Road crosswalk to get flashing lights; Stearns Wharf sign damaged; Buellton urges county to regulate cannabis farms.
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December 14, 2019
Other local news: Santa Barbara Police Department wants more control over alcohol sales; Earl Warren Showgrounds equestrian renovation plan; Anderson .Paak wants to save the Oxnard Performing Arts Center; injured owl update.
December 13, 2019
More food news: The Los Agaves spinoff near East Beach is indeed Oaxacan; the old Giovanni's space on the Mesa will become Mesa Brew; Brasil Arts Café closed; Recipes Bakery has merged with a caterer; activity at the dormant 805 Hazy and Deli.
December 12, 2019
Plus: The original Santa Barbara Polo Club is available to rent; new trails and repairs on Montecito Trails Foundation's list for 2020; meeting about Highway 154 safety; Eastside Library to be closed for renovations.
While you can buy anything right off the floor at Birgit Klein's new Montecito space, the emphasis is on custom design, whether it's furniture, accessories like pillows and throws, light fixtures, rugs, or wallpaper. "We can do anything," she says.
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December 11, 2019
Highlights of this weekend's open-house lineup: Forty acres on Spyglass Ridge Road; Montecito midcentury mini-compound; 1895 Upper East house with a surprise upstairs.
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Then the Board is not performing the Number One job of any non-profit Board. Raising money. For the Endowment or Operations. Regrettably, Bellosguardo does not… — Judy's Older Brother
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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