Other recent news: State assembly candidates’ debate turns ugly; more donations for Das Williams’s reelection; developer sentenced to nine years for fraud; Carbajal hopes to ban new oil and gas drilling; Carbajal’s Republican challenger.
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More food news: Signage is up at Lighthouse Coffee’s forthcoming downtown café; Field + Fort has added a bunch of outdoor seating; Plow & Angel no longer serves its locals’ specials outside; Costco food courts will be off-limits to non-members; plant-based tasting menu at Caruso’s.
This large 1920 estate in Montecito’s Hedgerow is almost entirely single-level and decorated to the nines, with a killer treehouse out back.
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Other local news: Meg Ryan bought in Montecito; Das Williams agrees to stop attacks on Laura Capps; the Independent’s political endorsements; new shops and fitness studios in Paseo Nuevo; Pier 1 Imports in Goleta will close; first steps toward capping Summerland oil wells; more on the Montecito pharmacy raid.
The week’s other top price reductions: 1911 Upper East gem in terrific condition; triangular house a few blocks from West Beach; and a miniature cottage compound near the Mission.
Plus: The Santa Barbara Bowl is looking for volunteer ushers; Montecito water update; Turnpike Road onramp to reopen after sinkhole repair; new book by the niece of Lotusland founder Ganna Walska; “late night screenings” of Bong Joon-ho’s “The Host.”
New owner Acme Hospitality—the company behind the Lark, Loquita, et al—has upgraded the experience without ruining what makes the restaurant special.
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Highlights of this weekend’s open-house lineup: Montecito contemporary with private beach path; party pad with Pacific views; one of the more dramatic infinity pools in town; new-build Brutalism.
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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