Feb 20th	Tour of California comes to Santa Barbara Again
2008	Categories: Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara Local / Things to Do

Once again the Amgen Tour of California will make its way to the Santa Barbara area, with the individual time trial this Friday the 22nd of February in Solvang and the beginning of stage six starting in Santa Barbara the following day. Many locals are extatic each year to see the race come through our neighborhoods.  Over the last many years with the fame of Lance Armstrong, the Santa Barbara area has become a biking destination and training area for many professional riders.  I myself have viewed the race twice and was overly impressed.  One year we lined oursleves on the... Read more

Tags: cabrillo boulevard, garden street, lance armstrong, neighborhoods, Santa Barbara, shoreline park, tour of california

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Feb 4th	Santa Barbara CA Neighborhoods – The Mesa
2008	Categories: The Mesa Neighborhood

The Mesa - Santa Barbara Mesa, a Spanish word meaning “table”, has been applied to the flat bench of elevated land fronting the ocean along Santa Barbara’s southwestern border since the mission days. Stretching from the Santa Barbara City College on the east and extending two and one-half miles to Arroyo Burro County Beach (or “Hendry’s/The Pit” to locals), the Mesa is an extremely desirable neighborhood and has often been voted the “Best Neighborhood” in a local paper’s poll. Residents of the Mesa cherish their accessibility to the beach and to two of Santa Barbara’s most wonderful open spaces. Shoreline Park, a magnificent... Read more

Tags: douglas family preserve, santa barbara city college, santa barbara neighborhoods, shoreline park, the mesa, the mesa real estate values, the mesa schools, wilcox property

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