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Noteworthy new listings also include 13,231-square-footer off the Hot Springs Trailhead; new ocean-view construction in Hollister Ranch and Ventura; revamped design for rebuilding Richard Neutra’s Slavin House on the Riviera; West Mesa spec reno; and more.
More food news: Mister Softee is coming downtown; Sushi by Scratch Restaurants lost its Michelin star; Foxtail Kitchen to change name and concept; street kitchen on the State Street Promenade; update on Ocean Fathoms’s legal trouble; Santa Barbara Vintners Festival is in October; the tipping conundrum at Sama Sama.
Plus: San Roque’s Skin Deep is in new hands; a visit to the refreshed Sacred Space; Caruso has introduced a loyalty program; more housing for the homeless.
Who hasn’t seen the car-boat hybrid driving around and wondered what the experience is like?
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Last week’s sales also include oceanfront Bonnymede condo for $6.3 million; the Constantia estate’s original carriage house; a designer’s pretty French country farmhouse in Ballard; Upper East four-bedroom; renovated 1927 Joseph Plunkett house in San Roque; and more.
Plus: Old Spanish Days photo exhibit (and the Santa Barbara Historical Museum seeks your Fiesta photos); a suggestion for city parking lots; Lotus Cabinetry confirmed its showroom plans; Jeff Shelton forever; update on the Rancho San Marcos golf course; new show at My Pet Ram.
You don’t have to be a train enthusiast or a kid to get a kick out of the museum, which displays a fraction of Art Bossé’s collection and is a terrific addition to State Street.
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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