October 27, 2024
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July 26, 2020
Plus: Gallery coming to Coast Village Road; smart Covid-19 update from Sansum Clinic's CEO; more on Porch's moving sale; traffic breaks on the 101 in Montecito; Hot Springs fixer now available for rent; Ojai house with its own baseball field.
July 25, 2020
The week before last, hardly anything closed, and I started to wonder whether the hot market was cooling down. Last week, however, it roared back to life. Here are the 12 closings of note.
Other recent news: Rumored layoffs at the Biltmore; 16,000-square-foot mixed-use development opens soon in Paso Robles; progress in farming shellfish off Ventura; a push for manufactured fish reefs off Goleta.
July 24, 2020
They're dropping from eight figures to seven. The week's other top adjustments: Two Montecito properties around $5 million have raised their prices; spec renovation inching toward reality.
More food news: Mesa Burger's Coast Village Road outpost has opened; a second Sweet Wheel Farms farmstand; $2 afternoon cold brews at Low Pigeon; your best cheese bet now that C'est Cheese is gone; Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf on De La Vina has closed; will Magic Castle Cabaret reappear?
July 23, 2020
Other recent news: An apparent "Karen" moment in the Gelson's parking lot; interview with the director of "Palm Springs"; interim community development director chosen; Habitat for Humanity's store is closing; Dara Road development debate. 1
Plus: The Miniso store on State Street is closed; Giannetti Home is leaving its pretty downtown location; police detain man who fell asleep in his car while holding a gun; Santa Barbara Historical Museum will reopen as an outdoor museum. 1
Other noteworthy new listings: Another massive Mediterranean mansion in Montecito; teardown next to the Pepper Hill lair-in-progress; Hope Ranch compound with putting green; move-in-ready in Summerland; on the seventh fairway in Birnam Wood; new-build near the San Marcos Preserve; contemporary design in the Sea Meadow enclave.
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@Erik - Fear not, Barbareno’s added fee is only for its special 10th anniversary event and it’s very clearly listed at the top of the… — EF
This should be a good fit for the area! Hope you well with this upscale addition to the hood. — Steve Wordell
Wow! Can’t wait to check it out in person! — Deb
So they're flipping high-end homes in a wealthy community. No need to get whipped up about that, regardless of their behavior. What they do with… — Bettye Jones
Once I find out that restaurants are still adding hidden fees I will never go there again. I know that vía maestra and the chase… — Roy
Is it fair for Ellen DeGeneres and Portia de Rossi to profit off their public image as LGBTQ activists, especially considering the criticism they have… — ApeExplorer
Wow, then congratulations and time to get that shovel and concrete mixer out... — zeljko
The deed is under a new name. — Erik Torkells
tough one if it slides down the hill... and you are inside... lol Not sure if it even was sold actually... but for that money… — Zeljko
Looks beautiful. Can’t wait to go! — Joan
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@Erik - Fear not, Barbareno’s added fee is only for its special 10th anniversary event and it’s very clearly listed at the top of the… — EF
This should be a good fit for the area! Hope you well with this upscale addition to the hood. — Steve Wordell
Wow! Can’t wait to check it out in person! — Deb
So they're flipping high-end homes in a wealthy community. No need to get whipped up about that, regardless of their behavior. What they do with… — Bettye Jones
Once I find out that restaurants are still adding hidden fees I will never go there again. I know that vía maestra and the chase… — Roy
Is it fair for Ellen DeGeneres and Portia de Rossi to profit off their public image as LGBTQ activists, especially considering the criticism they have… — ApeExplorer
Wow, then congratulations and time to get that shovel and concrete mixer out... — zeljko
The deed is under a new name. — Erik Torkells
tough one if it slides down the hill... and you are inside... lol Not sure if it even was sold actually... but for that money… — Zeljko
Looks beautiful. Can’t wait to go! — Joan