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May 6, 2026

  • News Roundup

County Task Force to Take on Street Food Vendors

Other recent news: Efforts to curtail Hot Springs trail visitors; Channel Islands National Park layoffs; two old Summerland Beach oil wells have been resealed (but hundreds remain); a historian's Santa Barbara book recommendations; update on the Ava Hotel in Paso Robles. 8

March 5, 2025

  • Everyone's a Critic

First Impressions of Montecito’s Four New Restaurants

The main topic of conversation in Montecito these days is restaurants, and understandably so—four debuted in the space of two months. Now that they've had a chance to settle in, let's take a look at how they're doing. 42

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Newsletter: March 5

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March 4, 2025

  • Hot Property

Hope Ranch House With Stone Waterslide Sells for $7.57 Million

Last week's sales also include a Riven Rock compound near trailhead parking; small-but-renovated in Birnam Wood for an impressive price; Eucalyptus Hill off-market; 1970s Hedgerow; Mission Canyon adobe with massive art studio; downtown penthouse; 1910 Bungalow Haven maze; and more.

March 3, 2025

  • Odds & Ends

The Post Announced Three More Tenants

Plus: The best look yet at the 443-unit complex replacing Sears at La Cumbre Plaza; Cold Spring bridge update; My Morning Jacket to play the Santa Barbara Bowl; new coffee table book about Santa Barbara homes; Goleta movie theater for lease; hair salon leaves Coast Village Road; the Santa Barbara International Orchid Show is coming up; reminders of constitutional rights. 7

March 2, 2025

  • Food Stuff

First Impressions of Mother Dough Bagels

More food news: Savoy Cafe is under new ownership; Alma Fonda Fina has started serving breakfast; Pascucci found a new home; Goodland BBQ is for sale; the Santa Barbara Secret Supper Club; profiles of Zaca Coffee and Loubud Wines; Elubia’s Kitchen has opened in Isla Vista; Ventura-based sandwich pop-up; a better look at Takashi Ramen's menu. 5

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Newsletter: March 2

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  • Guessing Game

Where in Santa Barbara…?

Know where this was shot? Prove it in the comments. (We have a winner!) 7

February 28, 2025

  • Just Listed

An English Country Estate in Riven Rock

Noteworthy new listings also include a handsome specimen above E. Mountain Drive; low-key oceanfront compound; a quirky pair of Hope Ranch fixers; French style in Montecito; Lower Village spec reno; Santa Barbara’s “first ever hotel condominium development"; and more. 2

February 27, 2025

  • News Roundup

Santa Barbara Tightens Its E-Bike Regulations

Other recent news: The latest on the battle over restarting offshore drilling; the argument against the proposed creeks ordinance; tour bus spotted at Hot Springs trailhead; cannabis farms may get extensions on odor abatement; SpaceX debris lands in Poland; Couture Pattern Museum profile. 2

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Just Listed

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