JUST LISTED
This 7,500-square-foot dollhouse in the Upper East is a fun one to look at, unless you’re pediophobic….
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NEWS DIGEST
••• The City of Santa Barbara has enough water for two years.
••• Exactly how dangerous is Highway 154?
••• Jesusita Trail closing for renovations a few days this week.
••• Sailboat ran ashore in front of the yacht club.
••• Historic non-profit meeting space reopens (above).
••• Mid-State Fair concert lineup.
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THE FOOD SCENE
••• A taste of what to expect from Café Ana’s dinner menu.
••• Summerland Beach Café is under new ownership.
••• CSA of local seafood.
••• City to allow small-scale home-cooking businesses.
••• Bossie’s Kitchen celebrates its first anniversary.
••• Rascal’s goes into food full-time.
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GOOD HOUSEPEEKING
Highlights of this weekend’s open-house lineup: Nothing beats your own set of beach stairs; a pair of OId World houses on Montecito’s Park Lane; potential cuteness on what was once the Arcady estate; 1928 Tudor in San Roque. See the full schedule.
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ODDS & ENDS
••• Troublemaker arrested at the library.
••• Large vacant lot south of the freeway is on the market (above).
••• Gaviota rest area has reopened.
••• The Arts Fund Gallery’s Funk Zone space is for rent.
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Recent Comments
Nah. Lots of SB in Bend now. — mary
I think you gave up too soon. I moved here with my friends 39 years ago from Scottsdale/Phoenix. Recently I checked Zillow and home prices… — Dan
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Hundreds of miles of public beaches, 3000 square miles of National Forest, multiple State parks, dozens of county and city parks, all availably to a… — Sam Tababa
They will never build affordable housing there. Too nice a view to "waste" on those who aren't billionaires. — Jillian
Perhaps Sandpiper will close and the site can be used for a public park and affordable housing instead. How nice would that be. — MTN
Passé is what people say about SB when it didn't work out for them. — Bettye Jones
So what is passé about SB? Expensive yes, but …..? — Joan
This is why we moved from Santa Barbara to Bend. SB is passe. Bend is it now! — Haley Smith
Thank you Bruce - more color, yes - and more tolerance! (Who is B.?) — Barbara