October 28, 2024
But you're going to want to avoid the construction area—and the roads in and out of it—for a long time. 2
Plus: The new gallery on Coast Village Road; Montecito Trails Foundation is selling merchandise this week; a reader wonders about the construction on Modoc Road; 12.77-acre Golden Quadrangle lot pays just $12,729 in property tax.
October 19, 2020
Other recent news: Halloween store not opening this year; congressional candidates debated; Santa Barbara High School's $39 million stadium is nearly done; Santa Barbara Neighborhood Clinics on the verge of expansion; Ventura County to vote on cannabis production.
More food news: Mar Monte Hotel's second restaurant has opened; coffee bar popping up at Villa Wine Bar & Kitchen on weekends; Saint Barbara Greek Orthodox Church offering Greek food for one weekend only; a standout salami.
October 18, 2020
The week's notable sales include a 1960s Hollywood Regency shaped like an X, a glamorous peach manor on nine acres, one of the grander houses on the Mesa, a beautifully redone Riviera jewel box, and more.
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October 17, 2020
Plus: No trick-or-treating on Coast Village Road this year; another bear spotted in east Montecito; Clic shop opens today; architects discuss their dream for a better downtown. 1
October 16, 2020
The week's other top price reductions: Campanil sprawler with dated interiors; midcentury on the train tracks; rococo (or not?) in Bel Air Knolls; "such an almost" on Eucalyptus Hill; and more. 1
Other recent news: Santa Barbara school board to adopt hybrid model in January; Sotto Il Monte estate manager Tobias Pohlmeyer; first Independent Redistricting Commission members selected; input for changes to Girsh Park; new branch of Montecito Bank & Trust.
October 15, 2020
More food news: The area has another empanada specialist; Kyle's Kitchen takes over the last Silvergreens; fancy dates are in season; update on Telegraph Brewing Company from a former employee; Helena Avenue Bakery bakes pies; vineyards for sale; Peasants Feast review; Solvang tiki bar is an homage to Disneyland.
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The MPC and MBAR have an emarrassing history of being the biggest incestuous NIMBY's that trip over their own feet on delusions of grandeur power,… — Rob
Santa Barbara is pretty amazing compared to most city's in the country. Are you aware that 24hr fitness is not retail, and the "national issue"… — Jefferson A.
Kudos to the developers of 15 S Hope Ave for proposing something outside the box, that I think fits well in the general character of… — SkyG
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I worry about the parking for all of these structures. The one on Hope said 19 parking spaces for 46 units which does not seem… — Sophia
State street is pretty amazing compared to most downtowns in this country. Are you aware this is a national issue due to shifts to online… — Mary
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