Newsletter: June 26

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Brawny Supertuscan on a Private Lane Sells for $11.1 Million

Last week's sales also include the one with the huge, glamorous closet; three-acre Yankee Farm property likely to get subdivided; 1938 four-bedroom in Samarkand; 1941 Moody Sisters house; and more.

Hidden Oaks Golf Course Is Reportedly for Sale Again

Plus: Alo Yoga and Dollar Tree are coming to State Street; full closure of Highway 154; San Ysidro Ranch's pool house expansion; construction to start on the Santa Barbara Junior High School Multiuse Path Project; Highway 101 off-ramp opening and on-ramp closure; new renderings of the big apartment complex coming to De La Vina Street; James Perse on Coast Village Road; art exhibit about migrant agricultural workers; a bonus vanity plate. 2

Bibi Ji’s New Location Opens This Week

More food news: Stella Mare's will close at the end of the year; Seven Bar & Kitchen is said to be opening very soon; opening forecasts for four new Goleta restaurants; local chain in talks for the Derf's Café space; updates on Pizza Mizza and The Palms; a Filipino feast at the Inn at Mattei's Tavern. 15

Newsletter: June 23

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Where in Santa Barbara…?

Know where this was shot? Prove it in the comments. (Update: We have a winner!) 5

Hubba-Hubba Contemporary in Harbor Hills

Noteworthy new listings also include 1931 Reginald Johnson in the Golden Quadrangle; turn-of-the-century "contemporary" above E. Mountain Drive; Supertuscan on Hidden Valley Lane; Sea Meadow duplex; Santa Fe–style compound at the top of Toro Canyon; 1931 Alex d'Alfonso on De La Guerra Terrace; Belgian Farmhouse architecture outside Solvang; and more.

Ellen DeGeneres and Portia de Rossi Were Involved in a Massive Property Swap

They gave up their big spread on Padaro Lane and bought back the $32 million flip from earlier this year. 9

Refugio State Beach Is Closed Indefinitely

Other recent news: Professional soccer team to play at UCSB stadium; Santa Barbara Unified School District teachers' strike tentatively averted; county supervisors wrestle with the cannabis tax mess; Highway 101 construction above Ventura is done; seed money to try and buy Carpinteria Bluffs land slated for development; Santa Cruz Market sold; new hat shop in Carpinteria. 2

Newsletter: June 19

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