Fall Fashion: Santa Barbara’s Best Sources

The area’s top boutiques have everything you need to look cool while staying warm.

The City Council’s Current Thinking About State Street

Other recent news: CVS is said to be closing downtown; Metropolitan Theatres has left the Fiesta Five on State Street; interview with city administrator Kelly McAdoo; what to do with two dilapidated airport hangars; Fuel Depot opened on Storke Road; candidates for Goleta elections; progress for the Chumash Heritage National Marine Sanctuary. 11

The Harbor Restaurant Reopens Next Week

More food news: The Montecito Inn's forthcoming bar has a name; the menu at Happy Cat Eats; Upper Village restaurant can finally start construction; Summerland's Sweet Wheel farmstand has moved; Santa Playa Mariscos is very near opening; Ojai gelato shop to close. 10

Newsletter: September 18

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Changes in Store for a Summerland Complex

Plus: Rumors of a plan for the former QAD campus; new “secret underground theater” downtown; immersive sound and visual experience at UCSB; construction crews using fire hydrants for water; update on Route 192 closure; Thee Sacred Souls to play here. 3

Gaviota Coast Hacienda Sells for $35 Million

Last week's sales also include a 1936 Hedgerow property with a great guest house; oceanfront Bonnymede condo for $6.4 million; fixer off Picacho Lane; 1957 Riviera house for $325,000 over ask; adorable shingled cottage in West Mesa; 1924 adobe on Chapala Street; and more.

A Katsu Sandwich Truck Is Coming to the Funk Zone

More food news: The Wexler's Deli outpost at the Santa Barbara Public Market is under new ownership; updates from Ramon Velazquez about his projects in Montecito, Carpinteria, and Ventura; public events to start up soon at the Factory; Soul Bites needs to raise $30,000 by tomorrow; new Buellton coffee shop; reborn apple orchard in the Santa Ynez Valley. 7

Newsletter: September 15

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Where in Santa Barbara…?

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1980s Tudor Near the Hot Springs Trailhead

Noteworthy new listings also include views for days above Summerland; mini French Norman chateau on Ortega Ridge; Beach Club Road time capsule; Italian-style villa in the San Roque foothills; "before" and "after" in one house; Diana Road fixer; and more.