Newsletter: May 18

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A Pair of Big Sales on Shepard Mesa

Last week's sales also include successful flips in the Upper East and Ennisbrook; Montecito Tuscan for just under $13 million; the house across from the Cold Spring trailhead; and more.

The CircaTerra Travel Store Is Closing at the End of June

Plus: One of the Sheffield Drive onramps is expected to reopen a month early; local interior designer John De Bastiani's new collection of outdoor fabric; a visit to StretchLab in Montecito; striking contemporary house proposed for Cliff Drive.

Fairview Gardens Has Closed for a “Major Redesign”

More food news: The Kitchen restaurant incubator appears to be off; downtown McDonald's to close in July; special Julia Child–inspired dishes on many menus this week; Provençal dinner by Two Baking Brits at the Daisy; Alma Fonda Fina appears to have hit a snag; Priedite Barbecue is smoking chicken; Hawaiian hot dogs at Hustle & Grind; Ventura's Model Citizen launches Sunday brunch today. 6

Newsletter: May 15

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Open Today: Turnkey Riviera Midcentury on 1.9 Acres

There are many beautiful houses in Santa Barbara, but there aren't a lot of cool ones—and 2010 Las Tunas Road has coolness in spades. While the architecture is classic, evoking Santa Barbara the way it used to be, everything else is new.

1980s Ennisbrook Ready for Reinvention

Noteworthy new listings also include a couple of biggies in Hope Ranch; Riven Rock with a lovely pool area; flip attempts on Marina Drive and Picacho Lane; "Endless Summer" filmmaker Bruce Brown’s 42-acre coastal ranch; Riviera fixer; an ode to white; recent renovation in Summerland; the 1920 bungalow next to Jeff Shelton's Vera Cruz house; and more.

Where in Santa Barbara…?

Thanks to Barry for sending this photo in. Know where it was shot? Prove it in the comments. (Update: We have a winner!) 1

Carpinteria Carpool Lanes Will Be Open by Next Month

Other recent news: I Madonnari Italian Street Painting Festival is back at the Mission; county sheriff candidates debate; school superintendent challenger backs out of election forum because she didn't like the rules; motorcycle sidecar tours come to Santa Barbara; UCSB's North Campus Open Space officially opens; Carpinteria to consider a moratorium on new chain businesses; avocado larceny. 2

The Push to Turn Diablo Canyon Nuclear Plant Into a “Clean Tech Innovation Park”

Plus: Santa Ynez Valley to host its first gay pride weekend; Toro Canyon house gets a $7 million price cut; Death Cab for Cutie and Yo La Tengo at the Bowl; author Geoff Dyer to speak at the Santa Barbara Museum of Art; the 11th-annual Harbor Nautical Swap Meet is coming up; some thoughts on a new-ish Four Seasons hotel in San Francisco. 8