There’s nowhere to hide when cars come around a corner, so snaking your way up the Riviera involves some risk. But the fabulous houses of all styles and jaw-dropping views in every direction more than compensate.
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Know where this was shot? Prove it in the comments. (Update: The house wins!)
Noteworthy new listings also include oceanfront communal living in Isla Vista; attempted flip of a fun Hope Ranch house; Eucalyptus Hill renovation; three acres in Yankee Farm; a cutie in Los Alamos; and more.
Other recent news: The Miramar resort parking lot could be developed for employee housing; the city of Santa Barbara wants more involvement in the proposed La Cumbre apartment complex; swim platform in the works off Montecito; 2023 Fiesta theme and parade route; the return of the Starr King Rummage Sale.
Set on a magnificent ridgeline overlooking the breathtaking beauty of the Santa Barbara wine country is a newly completed estate—with a modern farmhouse and a unique subterranean wine cave—that rivals any other in the Santa Ynez Valley.
Plus: A State Street bank is closing; the Nesbitt mansion is back on the market; more reasoning for MarBorg’s non-curbside rate hike; construction on Highway 217 starts in April; Jazz at the Ballroom returns to the Lobero Theatre; amusing construction sign.
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More food news: Lilac Patisserie’s Coast Village Road outpost is on; Na Na Thai is winding down its pop-up dinners; a natural wine festival organized by Satellite; the Taste of Santa Barbara is in May; Peasants Feast launches dinner service; a new line of nonalcoholic drinks; Bossie’s Kitchen is passing the credit-card fee on to patrons; Crush Bar seeks new owner; Motley Crew Ranch’s Buellton shop is moving; an attractive proposal to redo Pali Wine Co.’s Funk Zone tasting room.
Burning Questions
- What Are These Sculptures on the Riviera?
- What’s the Origin Story of This Fence on Hot Springs Road?
- What’s the Housing Development Under Construction Next to the Polo Fields?
- Why Is Part of This West Beach Mosaic Covered in Concrete?
- What Was the Weeping Willow Inn?
- Why Are There Story Poles at Calle Real Center?
- When Will the Last Segment of Highway 101 Get Upgraded?
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