October 27, 2024
Other local news: Santa Barbara Airport noise complaints are up; notable shipwrecks around the Channel Islands; a maddening Montecito intersection; Carp residents file class-action lawsuit against cannabis farms; Republican Assembly candidate Charles Cole.
The week's top price reductions also include: Newly staged Neoclassical in the Hedgerow (↓$255K), clean 70s interiors on the Riviera (↓$200K), an ambitious spec renovation on Picacho Lane (↓$1.3M), and a pink palace atop Hidden Valley Lane (↓$955K).
February 27, 2020
Television producer Jan DeWitt is selling the house he built in the 1980s with a redwood exterior and all kinds of wood on the inside, including floorboards reclaimed from a San Francisco pier.
Other recent news: Parents argue for and against the new sex-education curriculum; test-driving trapeze school; progress on debris flow basin improvements; naked guy showering with a garden hose.
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February 26, 2020
Highlights of this weekend's open-house lineup: Midcentury style in Hope Ranch; family-friendly renovation on Sycamore Canyon Road; wide views and a private yoga studio in Summerland; 1940s Samarkand house with a contemporary interior.
February 25, 2020
Plus: Bright Eyes will play the Santa Barbara Bowl; slow-motion video of last weekend's hailstorm; two recent sales of note; forest bathing class at the Santa Barbara Botanic Garden; the pros and cons of a Cielito spec renovation.
Other recent news: State assembly candidates' debate turns ugly; more donations for Das Williams's reelection; developer sentenced to nine years for fraud; Carbajal hopes to ban new oil and gas drilling; Carbajal's Republican challenger.
February 24, 2020
More food news: Signage is up at Lighthouse Coffee's forthcoming downtown café; Field + Fort has added a bunch of outdoor seating; Plow & Angel no longer serves its locals' specials outside; Costco food courts will be off-limits to non-members; plant-based tasting menu at Caruso's.
This large 1920 estate in Montecito's Hedgerow is almost entirely single-level and decorated to the nines, with a killer treehouse out back.
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I’m a big fan of Empty Bowl Friday night wings. Very spicy. We had the Vietnamese wings last night at Lama Sama and they were… — AFC
We've long thought that secretly the best wings in town are the chili lime wings at Your Choice, which is just across the street and… — SkyG
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Yeah, I went last weekend, and generally enjoyed it. The beer selection is excellent as you would expect. I found the Sama Sama food to… — Andy
Bettina‘s pizza tastes great, but i feel in general people opening pizza places never had a „real“ italian pizza… — Zeljko
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