Village Beat
by Kelly Mahan Herrick Kelly has been editor at large for the Journal since 2007, reporting on news in Montecito and beyond. She is also a licensed realtor with Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices, and is a member of Montecito and Santa Barbara’s top real estate team, Calcagno & Hamilton.
Glamour House to Close
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ne of Montecito’s longest running businesses, Glamour House, will close at the end of the month. Owner Ann Picciuto calls the closure of the intimate apparel store a “happy ending and a new beginning.” She and her husband, Rick Gehrke, sat down with us earlier this week. Picciuto took over the long-standing Upper Village fixture in 2003; the shop has been located next to the post office since 1965. After 18 years, Picciuto says it’s time to retire — well, semi-retire — and the store will close its doors. “I will deeply miss all of my customers and our interactions,” she said, adding that the friendships she has built have kept her going the last 18 years. “What goes on in Glamour House stays in Glamour House!” she laughed, saying that the store has offered a rare camaraderie.
Glamour House owner Ann Picciuto and husband, Rick Gehrke, will close the longstanding Upper Village fixture in late July
Picciuto took over the business after a 25-year career at Raytheon, leaning on her undergraduate degree in
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