A Stylish Six-Bedroom on Padaro Lane
Noteworthy new listings also include a prominent West Mesa fixer for $8.4 million; Hope Ranch Mediterranean; 1973 Cielito house with indisputable cool; big backyard on Camino Viejo; Mission Canyon spec reno with widescreen views; cute Lower Riviera cottage; and more. 7
A Knitting Shop Is Opening Downtown
Plus: Moving sale at Eye of the Day in Carpinteria; a visit to antiquarian Lee Stanton's Upper Village shop; next year's dates for the Santa Barbara International Film Festival; opposition to El Capitan Canyon Resort's expansion plan; Opera Santa Barbara‘s 2024-2025 lineup. 3
Oliver’s Is Closing This Week
More food news: Opening date for Oat Bakery's outpost at the Montecito Country Mart; new restaurant in the works at Sandpiper golf course and the Barnsdall-Rio Grande Gas Station in Goleta could become a café; profile of Empty Bowl Gourmet Noodle Bar on the occasion of its 10th anniversary; Na Na Thai's special Mexican menu for Cinco de Mayo; checking in with Olivella, the Ojai Valley Inn's flagship restaurant. 6

























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