Sharing plates, and magic, over dinner as El Encanto’s Culinary Series returns with a veggie-forward spread from Valle de ...

The Santa Barbara Association of REALTORS® (SBAOR) is proud to announce the installation of its 2026 Board of Directors. The ...

The third quarter was a defensive slugfest. Santa Barbara increased its lead to 28-20 on two free throws by Owen Horn, but ...

The Alcazar Theatre in Carpinteria invites the community to celebrate the season of giving with a special screening of How the Grinch Stole Christmas. The ...

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Friendship Center welcomed the holiday season with warmth and cheer during its second annual Jolly Holiday Breakfast, held on ...

The man’s vehicle plunges approximately 300 feet down a steep embankment in the remote area northeast of the Figueroa ...

As we begin a new year at the Santa Barbara Association of REALTORS®, I had the opportunity to sit down with our incoming ...

City Police, the County Bomb Squad, and Vandenberg Space Force Explosive Ordnance Disposal respond Wednesday evening to a ...

Credit: Courtesy SANTA BARBARA, Calif., December 18, 2025 - Santa Barbara City College would like to take a moment to ...

The pulsing rhythm of punk rock blasts through Erik Talkin’s new novel, . Set in a British boy’s school not unlike the one ...

A roundup of books — from children’s stories to poetry to true crime to home decor — to gift to the different readers on your ...