The week’s notable new listings also include California charm—and a coffee orchard—in Toro Canyon, 1980s opulence in Hope Ranch, potential sweetness in east Montecito, and more.
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Other recent news: Earthquake off the coast of Isla Vista this morning; Four Seasons Biltmore employees sue for separation pay; “trash mob” cleans up local streets; Lazy Eye vintage shop.
More food news: Bacon bagels with maple cream cheese; restaurants serving Thanksgiving dinner; Little Dom’s Seafood now serving breakfast and lunch; Persona Pizza is reopening, but the Treehouse Restaurant is not; Yona Redz taqueria on State Street; Rincon Beach Bar’s impressive tent; new Lama Dog merch.
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Plus: Four new shops at La Arcada Plaza; NS Ceramics has moved; Wise Guys Barber & Shave on W. Victoria; “no camping” sign; a bone to pick with Skyview Los Alamos.
Just when you think the market might be calming down, it roars back to new heights.
More food news: Why the apparent new name of Paradise Cafe makes sense; Blackbird’s downshift of a food menu; Everytable won’t be opening this year; two more pop-ups at Third Window Brewing.
The couple sold yet another high-end property—this one after just three-and-a-half weeks.
There were only five notable price adjustments this week, including 10 acres above San Roque, a vivacious Spanish house in Mission Canyon, and a sprawler outside town.
Burning Questions
- What Are Those Old Buildings at the Corner of Castillo and Montecito Streets?
- When Will the Coast Village Road Medians Be Completed?
- What’s This Scaffold Structure on Las Positas Road?
- Why Does Street Striping Take So Long to Happen?
- Why Do Rocket Launches Look the Way They Do?
- How Is the San Ysidro Debris Basin Designed to Work?
- What’s This Building on Helena Avenue?
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Renaming the post office and spending $500 k to do it. Is another great example tax payers money being wasted. — Dan Kolodziejski
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The post office renaming will cost roughly $500,000 paid for by the USPS internal funds from stamps and fees. — Derek
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