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December 8, 2025

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A Contemporary Masterpiece in Montecito

Ensconced within the private enclave of Pepper Hill is a home unlike any other. Resting on just over 2.5 acres of exquisitely manicured gardens across two separate parcels, the single-level residence at 356 Woodley Road offers breathtaking 180-degree views of the ocean, coastline, and mountains.

  • Burning Questions

What Was the Weeping Willow Inn?

"My neighbor's property on East Valley Road has old stone stairs with 'Weeping Willow Inn' carved into them. Can you tell me more about it?" 1

January 6, 2025

  • Hot Property

1928 Hedgerow Fixer Sells for $450,000 Over Ask

Last week's sales also include E. Mountain Drive with a second lot; boxy 1980s architecture on Picacho Lane; Mediterranean near the Upper Village; Hope Ranch ranch house; West Mesa spec reno in eight days; 1930 Spanish on W. Los Olivos Street; Moody Sisters cottage in need of a new roof; and more.

January 5, 2025

  • Odds & Ends

Three Stores Are Closing (or Have Already Closed)

Plus: Is the new Soltara apartment building being converted to workforce housing?; huge building on N. Calle Cesar Chavez sells for $36.5 million; new owner of classic midcentury on Canon Perdido; more on the Garden Street rooftop sculpture; dental hygienist opening an office without a dentist. 3

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Newsletter: January 5

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  • Guessing Game

Where in Santa Barbara…?

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

January 3, 2025

  • Hot Property

Over-the-Top Renovation Sells for $6 Million Off Initial Ask

Last week's sales also include midcentury moments in Hope Ranch; Gobernador Canyon artist's retreat; duplex hot potato in the Coastal Zone; Arcady fixer; 1912 Lower Riviera house converted to a triplex; and a West Mesa fixer.

January 2, 2025

  • Food Stuff

The Ellwood Is Finally Set to Open at Goleta Beach Park

Get a first look at the dinner menu. More food news: Breakwater Restaurant will undergo a revamp; changes at Village Cheese & Wine, now Montecito Gourmet; tentative opening date for Carpinteria's Linden Square; Jeannine's on upper State Street is temporarily closed; profiles of Santa Playa Mariscos and La Cantina; suggestions for a kids' birthday dinner? 45

January 1, 2025

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Newsletter: January 1

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December 31, 2024

  • The Year in Review

The Most-Read Posts of 2024

Here are the most-read posts in 2024—the winner certainly surprised me—along with some comments and updates.

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Just Listed

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Recent Comments

There is a Noe's Cafe in Oak View/Ojai and I can say it's delicious, the people are so friendly and the prices are good, for… — CW

Your case of TDS is noted Ken — Christine!

if only the president made just snide comments, instead of racist, hateful misogynist ones. Or you know, calling politicians "garbage" or reporters "piggy" or ...… — ken

Your snide comments about our President potentially removing the beautiful sidewalk art in downtown Santa Ynez pissed off every local I forwarded them to- thought… — Christine!

Folio Press & Paperie — Erik Torkells

Not sure who took the picture of the Cambells crayon soup, but I was wondering where you saw them at? Thanks Richard — Richard

At this point just go with The New Original Cafe (iykyk) — Tom

So happy that Game Seeker found a new space! The owners are lovely. Ingrid once told me that they will take the time to show… — Tracy M

Will be their first customer when they open- glad I can avoid State street altogether once it opens #urintationstation — Christine!

Agree! (in very small print): "Supplemental Santa Barbara liveable wage and benefits charge" ?!! How do we know staff ever gets it? That's deceptive at… — Dianne White

Restaurant News

  • Dart Coffee Co. Is Expanding to Summerland
  • Inside the New, Mostly Vegan Corner Market Downtown
  • Pascucci Restaurant Will Close After 33 Years
  • Opening Date for Que at the Santa Barbara Public Market
  • First Look at Bistro Amasa, Opening This Week

Popular Posts

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  • The Fight Over La Cumbre Country Club 6.6k views

  • What Are Those Old Buildings at the Corner of Castillo and Montecito Streets? 5.9k views

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Walk With Me

  • The Arty Heart of Downtown Santa Barbara
  • A Five-Block Adventure in Downtown Ventura
  • East Meets West on Mountain Drive
  • On Summerland’s Western Fringe
  • Higher Education on the Mesa
  • In the Shadow of Magnolia Center
  • Downtown and a Little to the Left

Burning Questions

  • 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?
  • Why Does Street Striping Take So Long to Happen?
  • Why Do Rocket Launches Look the Way They Do?
  • How Is the San Ysidro Debris Basin Designed to Work?
  • What’s This Building on Helena Avenue?

Get Out of Town

  • An Old West Town in Wine Country
  • The Glorious Isolation of Santa Barbara Island
  • Hiking From Hotel to Hotel in the Dolomites
  • A Ramble Through the English Countryside
  • Notes From Up North
  • Sleeping in Style at Ojai’s New Hotel El Roblar
  • There’s More to Peru Than Machu Picchu
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