JOURNAL
The Giving List
19 – 26 DECEMBER 2024 | VOL 30 ISS 51
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Voice of theV illage
SERVING MONTECITO AND SOUTHERN SANTA BARBARA
Rosewood at BOS – An appeal is filed and the County Board of Supervisors meet about the Rosewood Miramar expansion plan, P.11
Join the Revels-ry – Haddon Hall is here – Gillian Conway recalls with joy her immersion in Revels – the perennial celebration of caroling, P.16
These dogs aren’t tired… they’re on the job wherever disaster strikes, page 16
Ride to O’side – Michelin stars, plenty of surf, and a touch of Top Gun. Take a break at a different beach – Oceanside, P.30
RH Montecito Has Arrived
LUXURY FURNISHINGS, GUSTATORY DELIGHTS, AND NATURALLY… GWYNETH. THE RH MONTECITO OPENING DAZZLES ITS AUDIENCE, AND GIVES THE OLD FIREHOUSE A LOVELY NEW CHAPTER (STORY STARTS ON PAGE 5)
Hello Bar Lou
Keep the Magic Rollin’
Crab Cakes with Creole Remoulade? Chicken gyro? Santa Barbara Sea Urchin Spaghetti? Yes please. They’re all here at Bar Lou, page 6
Lights! Wheels! And plenty of smiling faces! The annual Magic Holiday Car Parade returns to a festive, adoring audience, page 38
Ring in the holiday season with late-night easy eats and live music every night
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