Tuesday, December 1st, 2009
The man on the phone was describing his ride on the narrow gauge steam train that once dead-ended at Mattei’s Tavern in Los Olivos. Early on,...
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Monday, November 30th, 2009
The community organization Preservation of Los Olivos is hosting a preemptive strike against marijuana dispensaries, calling for a meeting Tuesday,...
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Sunday, November 29th, 2009
My parents paid $32,000 for their home on an acre in Solvang, Ca, in 1966. Now motor homes cost more than that. In an exciting, Tom Swift-like...
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Saturday, November 28th, 2009
The Condo of the Day is 583 Central Ave, Buellton, CA, 93427, for $239,900. Listing agent Bob Hubbell says, "Here's a gem of a 2...
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Friday, November 27th, 2009
You'll want a horse for this one. The Ranch of the Day is the Walking U Ranch, 1850 Miranda Cyn Rd., New Cuyama, CA 93254, 989 acres in all,...
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Thursday, November 26th, 2009
A brief history of time: the dinosaurs roamed the prehistoric world. They died and fell into swamps, where they turned into unleaded gasoline....
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Tuesday, November 24th, 2009
In 1850, George W. Lewis, 20, came to the Santa Ynez Valley, but soon left for Mexico, leaving his land in the hands of a friend, William Ballard....
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Monday, November 23rd, 2009
The Home of the Day is a quintessential Los Olivos charmer at 2695 Santa Barbara Ave, Los Olivos, CA., 93441. Listing agent Allan Jones of Santa Ynez...
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Sunday, November 22nd, 2009
How did three near-broke buddies buy a million dollar apartment building in San Francisco with just $33,000 down? FHA gave them a $934,200 loan. Read...
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Friday, November 20th, 2009
Week in review: For the week ending Nov. 20, 2009, there were two sales in the Santa Ynez Valley/Los Alamos MLS area. 435 Central Ave in Buellton went...
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