May 5, 2024
Plus: The Castle in the Sky is available for rent; a visit to the new Venture Apparel Co. store on lower State Street; two more Santa Barbara Bowl shows were announced; a Bowlus RV showroom has opened downtown; Summer Solstice Celebration exhibit at the Santa Barbara Historical Museum; hiking up to the Hollywood sign.
January 8, 2020
Plus: Three recent sales of note—conjoined Tudor barns, "Castle in the Sky," and a prime Riviera lot; Lupita Nyong'o added to the list of honorees at the Santa Barbara film festival; tempting New Cuyama ranchette.
December 6, 2019
Also newly reduced: "Castle in the Sky" with partially finished wraparound moat/pool; "Japanese farmhouse" where the kitchen is the star; Upper East/Lower Riviera gem with a pretty sunroom; Montecito estate now $5.6 million off the initial asking price.
September 21, 2019
Also newly reduced: Midcentury Mesa home near the Douglas Family Preserve; Eighties-style manor on Pepper Hill; Craftsman house used as a film set; the terrific house across from the Mission.
August 26, 2019
The Castle in the Sky has personality to burn—along with a swimming pool moat, hot tub grotto, circular platform bed, and helipad, complete with hangar.
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So glad the SloDoCo opened and is 24/7! We tried their donuts over the weekend and they are great! Lots of flavors to try and… — Erik
Never in the history of restaurant's has the opening week crowd numbers keep going after the first week, it will mellow out and the noise… — Rambo
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Totally agree! I like the newsletter too, but also treasure local secrets, which are becoming more and more rare because of online sites. Traffic and… — zoe
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Monoculture can be a real mistake. St.Paul Minnesota used to be called “The city of elms”, then Dutch elm disease hit and the whole urban… — Keith
Dang. Missed this one. One of my favorite little spaces in Santa Barbara. — jillian
I love your news letter. It is so informative. It keeps the locals well informed on so many levels. Altho', I feel like it gives… — cathy
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