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October 13, 2026

  • Food Stuff

Updates on Five Forthcoming Restaurants

When Dom's Taverna, Aegean, Little King Coffee, Little Mountain, and Manifattura are hoping to open. More food news: Revolver's special sandwich; Rozzi Pizza is now serving lunch five days a week; new meal-delivery service; Lovin' Spoonful frozen-yogurt shop remains closed; Cookie Plug found a new home; more on Jeannine's plans for upper State Street; profiles of Rock 12 Distillery and Riviera Mushrooms; recommendations for a quiet birthday lunch. 19

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Newsletter: August 6

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August 5, 2025

  • Odds & Ends

An Outpost of Iris Galerie Is Opening Downtown

Plus: Jerry Seinfeld to perform here; a new book honoring artist Dennis Spangler; windows of vacant storefronts to be decorated with art; city proposing to buy an Alta Mesa house; Ritz-Carlton Bacara extended its spa deal for locals; two exhibits of note at Sullivan Goss. 4

August 4, 2025

  • Hot Property

A Busy Week for Hope Ranch Real Estate

Last week's sales include six in Hope Ranch, including a cleaned-up 1992 villa, a couple of mega-Mediterraneans, and an old-school fixer on Mariposa Drive; the 1931 George Washington Smith house on Plaza Rubio; two in central Montecito; the 1935 Spanish Colonial fixer near the Cold Spring trailhead; and more.

August 3, 2025

  • Get Out of Town

Notes From Up North

Highs and lows on a visit to Healdsburg, Mendocino, and San Francisco—including being dwarfed by redwoods, wandering on the edge of bluffs, cosplaying Jessica Fletcher, riding in robotaxis, and eating very well. 1

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Newsletter: August 3

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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

August 1, 2025

  • Just Listed

A Grand Entrance in Birnam Wood

Noteworthy new listings also include an English country–style house with massive primary suite; modern wine country compound built by James Garner; lovely renovation in the Cold Spring School District; Carpinteria "wellness retreat"; Riviera fixer cottage; a church; and more. 2

July 31, 2025

  • News Roundup

Remembering Renowned Interior Designer John Saladino

Other recent news: The Museum of Natural History's new space exhibit; forcing adaptive reuse of commercial buildings to include affordable housing; Ennisbrook celebrity buyer identified; objections to the size of Anthem Chapel's proposed Goleta church; the state of call boxes; the tree of the month. 2

July 30, 2025

  • Food Stuff

Carpinteria Is Getting Another New Restaurant

While previous upgrades to the town's culinary scene have come from L.A. and Santa Barbara, this one hails from Ojai.... 10

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