Carolina Duron Angeles, a junior at Laguna Blanca, received the Phil Womble Ethics in Sports award at Monday’s press luncheon ...

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The city council will weigh in on the new modular design in April as the city approaches the next stage of the review process.

The Copper honors downtown Santa Barbara’s Copper Coffee Pot legacy with a new Italian vision.

Anti-Defamation League says UCSB’s promotion from a D to a B “was earned through diligent improvements in campus policies, enforcement, and outreach to the Jewish community.” ...

Courtesy. Dillon Yuhasz debuts his new theatre company, Not Half Bad Theatre, with a very funny, very cool grassroots effort that offers the kind of of ...

Alta Vista Tours will launch PhD-led stargazing tours in the Santa Barbara area on Saturday, March 28, 2026, offering guests an ...

Highlights include Felicia Hall as the boisterous, savvy Anita, who leads the family’s underground income scheme with an eyeroll and a whip. She’s an effective foil to her head-in-the-clouds husband ...

The funds raised through the GoFundMe page for Captain James Mellor will support his medical costs and rehabilitation.

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Santa Barbara’s youth sports scene is about to get a new addition: Friday Night Frisbee. Sponsored by the nonprofit Santa Barbara Youth ...

The former Santa Barbara Poet Laureate will discuss his new chapbook at a reading and signing at Chaucer’s Books on March 12.