November 29, 2024
The week's other top price reductions: Southern-style passion project on Picacho Lane; views-vs.-80s-design on the Riviera; 1928 Tudor on three prime Montecito acres; and the 1929 estate that always reminds me of the board game Clue.
Other local news: DEA agents raid San Ysidro Pharmacy; city to eliminate left turns onto Cliff Drive; two Independent endorsements; how Montecito sewage becomes "brand-name fertilizer"; half-naked trespasser; Trump likely to veto act preserving Los Padres National Forest areas; wildfire-mitigation map; fact sheets proposed for newlyweds.
February 13, 2020
More food news: Scarlett Begonia is moving nearby; a profile of the Daisy on State Street; delicious brown-butter breadsticks; Sunshine Café no longer serves dinner; Bree'osh has begun baking baguettes.
Built in 1956, the house on Miramar Beach hasn't changed hands in so long that last year's property taxes were all of $7,573.
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February 12, 2020
Highlights of this weekend's open-house lineup: Knoll-top property on Coyote Road; redone 1914 house in the Lower Riviera; fixer on a flag lot near the Montecito Club; and an 85-acre ranch by Lake Casitas.
News from beyond the SBubble: Oxnard junior high students object to their school's racist eponym; San Luis Obispo Museum of Art postpones plans for a new building; "mule man" arrested near Paso Robles; Lompoc wants recreational access to areas at Vandenberg Air Force Base; three oil platforms may be removed.
February 11, 2020
Plus: The county announces $10.1 million for Montecito road repairs; Lobero Theatre stops selling bottled water; out-of-date sign about Cold Spring trailhead closure; meeting about a groundwater sustainability plan for Montecito.
More food news: First look at Café Ana's dinner menu; baking classes at Bettina and Bree'osh; monthly spaghetti suppers at Potek Winery; Kyle's Protein Grill opens in Goleta.
February 10, 2020
Other recent news: Mysterious money in the county supervisor race; how the Douglas Family Preserve got its name; racist graffiti at a bus stop; the cork oak is the tree of the month.
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The town has changed a lot (gentrified and tourist traps everywhere) but I have lived here 35 years and you missed some of the best… — Andre
Incredibly pretentious — Greg
Wishing you a Happy Thanksgiving 🦃, Trish! X Ann — Ann Picciuto
Best [for the community] use of the bank space would be an expanded Pavilion. — Donald Polk
happy thanksgiving to you. Trish — trish davis history office
SB Public Library. Anapamu St side. — Karl
Pizza Bianco is my favorite pizza ever, hope you had the WiseGuy. Sad to hear Sedona is so crowded these days, my folks had a… — julie richman
Cease and diciest the illegal occupation of the Pueblo reservation — Ortega
I was last in Scottsdale 6 years ago. Prior to that it was in 1996. I just cried to see how it had been turned… — MO
Don’t even think about it! Too trendy and negative energy! — Bruce