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September 21, 2026

  • Guessing Game

Where in Santa Barbara…?

Know where this was shot? Prove it in the comments. (Update: We have a winner!) 2

August 28, 2026

  • Just Listed

Another New Contemporary on Olive Mill Road

Noteworthy new listings include a Toro Canyon farmhouse with beautiful barn; 1950s ranch house in the Lower Village; sweet bones on Glendessary Lane; Eucalyptus Hill fixer with views; 1970s Las Alturas project; and more. 6

August 27, 2026

  • News Roundup

Santa Barbara Backs Away from License Plate Cameras

Other recent news: Tracking down people who might've been exposed to measles; Cox Communications was sold; Isla Vista bluff memorial in the works; fundraising for repairs to Carpinteria's public swimming pool; update on the Sheriff's Office overtime fiasco; National Forest land at risk of paving and logging; the Paseo Nuevo peacock mosaics. 2

August 26, 2026

  • Sponsored

Hayward’s Labor Day Sale Begins August 29

Let Hayward's help you design the perfect outdoor space while taking advantage of substantial savings.

  • Burning Questions

Five Questions From the Mailbag

Why is Hermosillo Road so wide? What's up with this vacant lot in the Funk Zone? What's happening with this plaque at Chase Palm Park? Who made these tile benches? And is that a Minotaur sculpture near the freeway? 1

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Newsletter: August 26

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August 25, 2026

  • Odds & Ends

The De La Vina Bridge Replacement Has Another 16 Months to Go

Plus: Bring miniature golf to your private event; observatory proposed at prominent estate; Mesa fitness studio opened; Patricia Chidlaw returns to Sullivan Goss; newly revised "Literary Santa Barbara"; waterfront parking lots now allow payment by phone; answer to "Where in Santa Barbara...?" 3

August 24, 2026

  • Hot Property

635-Square-Foot Cottage in El Caserio Sells for $1.633 Million

Last week's sales also include Charlie Puth's five-acre Montecito lot; quirky floor plan near Miramar Beach; 1929 Spanish on the Riviera; Paul Greene spiffer-upper above San Roque; 1934 Upper East Tudor; midcentury chalet in Hope Ranch; and more. 3

August 23, 2026

  • Food Stuff

The Larder by Field + Fort Has Opened in Carpinteria

More food news: Erewhon's Thousand Oaks store debuts this week; Little Mountain honored; reports of Yona Redz's resuscitation have been exaggerated; a candy company purchased Caffe Luxxe; charcuterie specialist coming downtown; what's up with Silvergreens? 4

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Newsletter: August 23

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