Article: South of Cota: for a change of pace, leave State Street behind and step into Santa Barbara's boho roots.(Southern California day trip)

YOU'VE BIKED Santa Barbara's Shoreline and browsed the shopper's paradise on well-known State Street. Now get to know burgeoning SoCo (south of Cota Street), just a couple of blocks east of State, where a homegrown arts scene is taking root.

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EAT Fresh produce Locals load their bags with fruit and vegetables at the year-round Downtown Santa Barbara Farmers Market (8:30-12:30 Sat; corner of Cota and Santa Barbara Streets; sbfarmersmarket.org or 805/962-5354). Mayor Marty Blum shops here, as do resident celebs such as John Cleese and Julia Louis-Dreyfus. Taste slices of peaches, strawberries, and pluots while listening to street ...

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