April 22, 2025
More food news: Opening day set for the Daisy on State Street; more on Onus Donuts; Bar Seven turns seven; Bar 29 on Chapala has closed; dining by choice at an assisted-living facility.
November 11, 2019
Plus: Netflix is looking for an "ultra-modern" home to shoot in; Kendall Conrad bailed on her Montecito Country Mart shop; geodesic dome house hits the market; rocks for sale.
After 25 years, San Luis Obispo–based Habitat Home & Garden has branched out to Santa Barbara with a big new store on State Street. Prices are often lower than those at Pottery Barn and Restoration Hardware, and at Habitat, you get something unique.
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November 8, 2019
Other recent news: Initiatives to curb homeless encampments get stymied; more on the new debris basin in Montecito; Caltrans has a plan to deal with Highway 1 traffic in Big Sur; one of the last drive-in theaters on the Central Coast is in peril.
Also newly reduced: What might be the prettiest house in Montecito; 1928 Tudor estate with room for a carnival; an El Caserio–style duplex condo downtown; San Roque charmer with a mancave out back.
November 7, 2019
The recent renovation and spot-on staging have made 428 Corona Del Mar—likely the sweetest property within walking distance to East Beach—as pretty as a picture in a magazine. So what's not to like?
Plus: Funk Zone water mains are getting replaced; free screening of Lotusland documentary tonight; Ruth Bader Ginsburg gifts; Southern California Edison meeting about power shutoffs.
November 6, 2019
Open houses this weekend: Turnkey property within walking distance to Coast Village Road; small-town charmer with a private park entrance; Mission Ridge ranch with view; a glamorous spec makeover; and many more.
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i see that big red stiletto literally every saturday going and coming from moore park CA visiting my father who is at a rehabilitation center… — Brittany Martin
All I'm suggesting is that the sign say "no outlet for cars" or something like that. — Erik Torkells
Important to leave "no outlet" sign! That dead-end road leads to Butterfly Walkway where motorized ebikers and speeding racing bikes already threaten walkers, joggers and… — Thomas Sanchez
11 W Ortega St — Karl
Leave the sign "no outlet" as it is. Bikers and walkers will certainly figure it out . No need to promote more traffic in this… — Michael Smith
Nope, but thanks for guessing! — Erik Torkells
The revamped concert shell - corner Castillo/Cabrillo — Megan
I read that the developers are putting an apartment building right behind Tri-County Produce. How cool would it be to have a grocery store in… — Keith
The encircling “estate” wrought iron fence matches the current backyard fence that was there when I purchased property? Please tell me Peter, where is the… — Julie R
I previewed the home before it went on the market, and I actually loved the fence. I don’t know what was there before, but I… — Todd