Where in Santa Barbara…?

Know where this was shot? Prove it in the comments. 5

Ellen DeGeneres and Portia De Rossi Are Going for a $13.9 Million Flip

Noteworthy new listings also include a stone-clad bungalow from the 1920s; prominent Padaro Lane pocket for $29.5 million; high style in Hope Ranch; 8,493-square-footer on Eucalyptus Hill's golden slope; oceanfront flip on Sea Ledge Lane; and more. 4

Local Business Spotlight | EcoLawn

Founded in 2014, EcoLawn is an award-winning landscape company that considers environmentalism core to who they are. Beau Schmidt and Chloe Kirk discuss EcoLawn’s services, team, and inspiration behind their work.

Likely Moving Date for the Saturday Farmers’ Market

Other recent news: Inside Gwyneth Paltrow's new Montecito house; Biltmore employees file class-action lawsuit against owner Ty Warner; the Santa Barbara Police Department is having trouble hiring people; school board member Laura Capps running for the county Board of Supervisors; committee to work on the Mission Canyon Bridge project. 1

First Impressions of Broad Street Oyster Co.

More food news: Why doesn't the entire State Street Promenade have bollards?; opening date for Rory's Place in Ojai; a new liquor license is pending for a State Street dive; who benefited from the Restaurant Revitalization Fund; the quest for Diamond Crystal kosher salt. 6

Newsletter: February 2

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Picacho Lane Estate Goes for $18.6 Million

Last week's sales also included 102 acres above the San Marcos Foothill Preserve; widescreen mountain views in Bel Air Knolls; the MUS premium on Hot Springs Road; a four-bedroom on an acre in Carpinteria; and a cottage flip on East Valley Road.

There Will Be a Courtyard by Marriott on State Street

Plus: A 90-unit apartment building is being proposed for Milpas Street; the county extended its indoor mask mandate again; Rex Orange County will play the Santa Barbara Bowl; an artist's map of the city's neighborhoods. 3

The City Wants to Punish Chick-fil-A for Customers’ Bad Behavior

Other recent news: Ritz-Carlton Bacara massage therapist accused of sexual assault; Miss Daisy's Consignment store has plans for jazz concerts and fashion shows at its store in the former Sears building; a Broadway producer bought in Montecito; cannabis farm proposed next to Pence Vineyards backs down. 6

From Penthouse to Pavement in Mexico City

Even though I spent many years as a travel magazine editor, I had little sense of what to expect from CDMX. And what I did expect was wrong: the city is calmer, cleaner, greener, safer, and altogether easier than I thought possible for a metropolitan area of 21 million people. 7