Newsletter: August 14

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The Hilton Santa Barbara Has Big Expansion Plans

Plus: Swimwear company Lagoon Designs is opening a shop; follow along on a flipper's renovation project; Magic Castle Cabaret clearance sale; unbuilt hotel sold; architect office coming two W. Canon Perdido; Jennifer Egan, Tracy Kidder, and Isabella Rossellini coming to UCSB Arts & Lectures.

Where in Santa Barbara…?

Know where this was shot? Prove it in the comments. (Update: We have a winner!) 1

Ripe for Reinvention on the Riviera

Noteworthy new listings also include a Montecito house with a fun backyard; midcentury adobe with character on 3.55 acres; 1890 cottage in San Roque; and more. 5

The City Has Called a Meeting About Coast Village Road’s Parklets

Other recent news: Why Aloha Fun Center is delayed another month or two; new start dates for Olive Mill and San Ysidro roundabouts; progress for the West Beach hotel project; could oil rigs be turned into artificial reefs?; 34 trees to be removed for Modoc Road bike path; Heal the Ocean's Hillary Hauser has a new memoir; school board member won't seek reelection; the recent buyer of a prominent Hot Springs house; public comment sought about Los Padres forest thinning.

Jake & Jones Is Expanding in a Big Way

Jennifer Steinwurtzel's popular Presidio boutique has two new shops in the works. Plus: a warehouse sale is coming up.

Newsletter: August 10

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1917 Hedgerow Charmer Sells for $600,000 Over Ask

Last week's sales also include an acre with a teardown in West Mesa; 1956 ocean-view house on El Camino De La Luz; small Hedgerow house in need of updating; West Beach condo for $3.6 million; and more.

Brass Bear Is Opening an Uptown Branch

More food news: A new Japanese restaurant in San Roque; more on Fresco Cafe's imminent move downtown; the Coast Range folks are opening an establishment in the Succulent space; Italian market and deli opening in Solvang; Third Window's smash burger is as good as people say. 2

A Summer Swing Through the Northeast

Highlights from a trip to New York, Litchfield County, Providence, Boston, and Toronto—including three worthwhile hotels, a spectacular park, and crème brûlée ice cream. 1