“Recently, there have been a few intentional fires in the middle of Montecito, which surprises me, given the area’s vulnerability. And then there’s the matter of air quality—the smoke drifts all over and makes breathing difficult.” —T.
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More food news: San Diego wine shop taking over the former Savoy Wines space; the Santa Barbara Vegan Chef Challenge is coming up; Rascal’s is helping Rudy’s develop a vegan menu; amaro ice cream.
Other local news: TV anchor pushes teen, goes viral; county to send fewer weather alerts; five blocks of De La Vina will be narrowed to one lane; state assembly debate; Lotusland’s plant health care coordinator; Goleta sidewalk project update; sewer lateral software.
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The week’s other top price reductions: Southern-style passion project on Picacho Lane; views-vs.-80s-design on the Riviera; 1928 Tudor on three prime Montecito acres; and the 1929 estate that always reminds me of the board game Clue.
Other local news: DEA agents raid San Ysidro Pharmacy; city to eliminate left turns onto Cliff Drive; two Independent endorsements; how Montecito sewage becomes “brand-name fertilizer”; half-naked trespasser; Trump likely to veto act preserving Los Padres National Forest areas; wildfire-mitigation map; fact sheets proposed for newlyweds.
More food news: Scarlett Begonia is moving nearby; a profile of the Daisy on State Street; delicious brown-butter breadsticks; Sunshine Café no longer serves dinner; Bree’osh has begun baking baguettes.
Built in 1956, the house on Miramar Beach hasn’t changed hands in so long that last year’s property taxes were all of $7,573.
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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If he likes them, they just released tall boys (19.2oz/568ml) on their website for general order. — Rich
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