Sides Hardware & Shoes in Los Olivos Has Closed

More food news: The new restaurant in the former Little Door space appears off; Bell's celebrates its second anniversary with a big BBQ party (and denies a rumor about a Los Olivos restaurant); cannabis supper club; ranch dressing.

Newsletter: March 2

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The Apple Store Is Now Collecting Visitors’ Images

Plus: New Lotusland exhibit about founder Ganna Walska; oceanfront property sells for well under the initial ask; Amazon's State Street building is on the market for $38 million; you know you're in California when....

Universities Expanding Into Downtown Santa Barbara

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.

“Country Mediterranean” Estate Slashes $1 Million Off Price

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).

Semicircular Ode to Wood in Mission Canyon

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.

One Asymptomatic Man Is Being Held Under Quarantine at Point Mugu

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.

Newsletter: February 27

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1975 Mountain-View Hideaway Ready for Its Makeover

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.

Owner of Three Dry Cleaners Resists Push to Hand Over Customers’ Data

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.