Step Up Your Fitness Game This Spring

The best way to get better results—and actually enjoy yourself in the process—is to mix things up and try something new.

Pascucci’s Owner Has Plans for a New Restaurant

More food news: Lily's Donuts & Pops has opened at the Public Market; De La Vina Lounge has closed; The Grand on State's food menu; new tasting room on E. Haley Street; pasta is back at Aperitivo; Sandbar reopening date; Carpinteria restaurant closed; Giovanni's Pizza opened in Goleta. 1

Newsletter: May 6

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New Boutiques on Coast Village Road and State Street

Plus: The name of the Music Academy of the West's downtown education center; Cliff Drive construction; Interpol to play the Santa Barbara Bowl; new-ish Pilates studio on State Street; Raoul Textiles factory sale; Kendall Conrad sculpture show. 1

Unfinished Montecito Mansion Sells for Just Under $60 Million

Last week's sales also include three big off-market transactions (Winsor Soule compound, Carpinteria oceanfront, and Bella Vista Mediterranean); Summerland’s Montecito Ranch gated community for $9 million off the initial asking price; glam Santa Ynez Valley Tudor for $7 million off the initial ask; contemporary drop-down in Toro Canyon; impressive backyard on the back of TV Hill; and more. 1

The Seven Best Things I’ve Eaten Lately

You know how some dishes really stick with you? These are the ones that I keep thinking about…. 7

Newsletter: May 3

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Where in Santa Barbara…?

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Big and Brand New Just Outside the Lower Village

Noteworthy new listings also include a spiffer-upper in Birnam Wood; 1940s charm northeast of the Alameda Padre Serra roundabout; 1918 Craftsman fixer in the Bungalow Haven neighborhood; and a horse lover's paradise.

The State Street Plan Is Moving Forward

Other recent news: The San Ysidro Ranch finally acknowledged that it has been working on a botanical garden; another candidate for Kristen Sneddon's seat on the city council; the race for county auditor-controller; the return of by-the-wind sailors; Chabad of Santa Barbara's new 7,400-square-foot building approved; SpaceX's lawsuit against the California Coastal Commission was settled; tree of the month. 4