A Pair of Stylish Hillside Retreats
Noteworthy new listings also include an appealing update on Sheffield Drive; widescreen views from Shepard Mesa; 1924 Upper East house configured as a duplex; 1990s architecture across from Hendry’s Beach; the one with the see-through topper on La Coronilla; 1924 Structure of Merit; and more. 3
UCSB Once Again Agrees to Build More Student Housing
Other recent news: The history of the Granada Theatre on the occasion of its 100th anniversary; homeowners near the Hot Springs trailhead told to move parking obstructions; investigation into Manning Park's caretaker cottage; free rattlesnake removal and relocation; the Carpinteria location of Seaside Makers has moved; two stone pines fell on Anapamu Street; the tree of the month. 11
The Next Tenant of the Metropulos Building
More food news: Third Window is now serving burgers all week long; Petra Cafe has soft-opened in the former Foxtail space; praise for Merci's new falafel sandwich; the problematic plastic packaging of produce; Moby Dick is getting an oyster bar; a stylish revamp of Pali Wine Co.'s Funk Zone tasting room. 20
Five-Story Building Proposed for Downtown
Plus: Show of work by artist/architect Nicklaus Schwaller; Jazz at the Ballroom returns to the Lobero Theatre; “non-emergency city offices” closed tomorrow for a holiday; screening of a documentary about 19th-century courtesans in Paris; indoor skydiving in L.A. 4
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