Plus: Invoca appears to be leaving State Street; True Love Always opens this week; Studio B Salon is expanding and rebranding; an opportunity to explore Jeff Shelton’s El Andaluz building; a deal on day passes at the Santa Barbara Athletic Club.
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Last week’s sales also include a 1922 house on a six-acre avocado farm; “a bold use of architectural materials” in the Upper East; the 1908 house on the forthcoming San Ysidro roundabout; a Golden Quadrangle teardown; and many more.
More food news: Shalhoob’s put up signage at its forthcoming Hollister Avenue location; the Black Sheep cut its price; Centennial Beer Hall sells kegs; the Other Room in Los Olivos is creaking open; profile of Matty’s Hot Chicken; the Ballard Inn’s restaurant reopened with a new menu; Whiskey ‘N Rye barbecue in Solvang is said to be debuting this month.
Plus: More retail changes coming to the Upper Village; the full-block Funk Zone development is up for discussion again; UCSB Arts & Lectures announced its 2022-2023 season; a shop called the Gypsys is opening in Santa Barbara.
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Noteworthy new listings also include a resort-style pool off the Hot Springs trail; crisply redone Mission Canyon ranch house; turnkey Hope Ranch; Epcot Tuscan by the San Marcos Foothills Preserve; Oak Park postmodern; and more.
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Other recent news: No surprises in recent election; Havaianas now has a Santa Barbara shop; county public health director Van-Do Reynoso is stepping down; city passes moratorium on new hotels; zebra repeatedly spotted on Camino Cielo; Carly Rae Jepsen to play the Arlington.
A private, charming residence on over three acres, 920 Hot Springs Road is located in a prime area of the Golden Quadrangle, on one of Montecito’s finest streets. Impeccably renovated, the home combines Mediterranean and modern styles, and it has a superbly crafted outside entertaining area.
Burning Questions
- What’s This Pole With a Flashing Blue Light?
- 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?
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