With a purchase agreement in place, the Land Trust faces a $16 million fundraising push to secure a permanent preserve.

Legendary Brazilian guitarist and composer Sérgio Assad joins his daughter, Grammy-nominated composer, pianist and vocalist Clarice Assad, at UCSB Campbell Hall on Wednesday, October 21 at 7:30 PM.

The question we get more than any other is some version of the same thing: Why does it cost so much to remodel in Santa ...

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Santa Barbara Women’s Imaging Center (SBWIC) is lighting up the night for Breast Cancer Awareness Month, pairing a monthlong ...

LEAP celebrates Juan Pimentel’s 20 years of service and his new title as Chief Operating Officer (COO) of LEAP: Learn. Engage. Advocate. Partner., ...

Indigenous dancers and drummers from nations across North America competed for prize money at the annual Chumash Intertribal ...

This is the first of two installments of the Independent’s endorsements for the midterm elections. As always we do not ...

City Council unanimously approved the ordinances regulating STRs; the Coastal Commission will weigh in on the coastal portion ...

Santa Barbara Public Library (SBPL) is looking for teen volunteers, aged 14-17, to participate in Teens Teach Tech, a hands-on volunteer program where ...

Camerata Pacifica is launching channels on Spotify and Apple Music,making selections from its extensive archive of recorded performances ...

Eric has spent his career learning how local government works. He holds a master’s in public administration and worked for 1st District supervisors Naomi Schwartz and Salud Carbajal before being ...