U.S. News Insider Tip: Public facilities are limited but Coast Village Road is only a five-minute walk away and has food, drink and retail vendors if you need something to eat or are in search of a ...

If you have ever ventured out to Ellwood to admire the thousands of butterflies that make their home there each winter, you might wonder how long the beautiful bugs have been coming, or why they come ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Writer, pop culture virtuoso and luxury lunatic In coastal Montecito, a remodeled half-acre beachfront estate overlooks Butterfly ...

The Santa Barbara County Public Health Department has issued a “Beach Closure” for all recreational water contact at Butterfly Beach within one-quarter mile of the storm drain outfall in response to a ...

Ashley is your community reporter covering news and sports in northern San Luis Obispo County, including San Miguel, Paso Robles, Templeton, Atascadero and Santa Margarita. The Santa Barbara County ...

SANTA BARBARA, Calif.– The Santa Barbara County Public Health Department has lifted the beach closure for Butterfly Beach in Montecito following a Mar. 16 sewage spill. Despite the county ruling the ...

After the devastation of the mudslides early in 2018, the village of Montecito in Santa Barbara is back and stronger than ever. The always tight-knit beach community had the horrific task of cleaning ...