When you buy land, you can create a truly custom home for yourself. Here are five listings worth a look in Montecito, Cielito, Sycamore Canyon, and the Riviera.
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Plus: Seven Hills Turkish imports store is closing; a visit to the Homer leather goods shop; the purchase price of the E. Anapamu building bought by the city; the Santa Barbara Sea Glass & Ocean Arts Festival is coming up; update on the Manning Park tennis court.
Commanding lakeside panoramas of La Cumbre Country Club, this striking architectural gem bears the widely admired trademarks of celebrated Santa Barbaran Joseph Plunkett, with graceful arches, romantic balconies and stairways, hand-hewn woodwork, and ornamental details of tile and iron.
More food news: Captain Fatty’s is working on a temporary beer garden at Paseo Nuevo; Mollie Ahlstrand’s market/deli in Carpinteria has opened; pop-up brunch at the Black Sheep; Sunshine Cafe is expanding to Goleta; gluten-free meal-delivery service now serving Santa Barbara; profiles of Taqueria La Unica and the food at Margerum’s Funk Zone tasting room; cute new candy shop in Solvang.
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Located just steps from downtown’s best dining, a 15-minute stroll to our pristine beaches, and a few blocks from the excitement of State Street, the perfectly positioned 800 Santa Barbara has it all.
Last week’s sales also include a 2003 Mediterranean overlooking the Montecito Club golf course; off-market Riviera contemporary; skinny-dipper’s delight in Birnam Wood; the 1928 Upper East one with an ornate primary bathroom; and more.
At the Canzelle Alpacas farm in Carpinteria, you can learn all about the friendly animals—and even better, pet them, feed them carrots, and pose for photos with them.
Plus: West Beach’s Ambassador Park to get redesigned to celebrate Chumash culture; ghost tours now offered in Solvang; more on the city’s purchase of a building on E. Anapamu Street; new building proposed for a long, narrow lot on E. Carrillo Street; the Goleta Lemon Festival is next month.
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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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Just to be clear, the city (and maybe county) no longer allows lighted tennis courts. I'll try looking into when and why, but I think… — Erik Torkells
Why and when did the ban on tennis courts come into being? — Judy's Older Brother
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I don't recall which location it was. Restaurant Guy has taken the post down, with no explanation, so either the info was inaccurate or the… — Erik Torkells
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