Credit: Courtesy photos Dr. Carrie Towbes and George Burtness have been selected as the 82nd Persons of the Year for the ...

There’s a lot going on in the poetry community right now. My Santa Barbara Independent colleague, George Yatchisin, will ...

Dr. Carrie Towbes and George Burtness have been selected as the 82nd Persons of the Year for the Santa Barbara area. The two will be honored for their volunteer  contributions and service to the ...

It’s where the Old Mission Santa Barbara itself can be found, a Spanish jewel that might be the most breathtaking mission on California’s storied Camino Real. It’s where Dick Wolf keeps his ...

Left, Emily Myrvold, Santa Barbara Airbus’s chief strategy officer, alongside CEO Samantha Shipp. (courtesy photo) What started as a trip to Canada turned into a multigenerational family business.

Santa Barbara High track & field wrapped up Spring Break by competing at the Simi Valley Invitational on Friday and Saturday. “It was a great weekend ...

This week State Senator Monique Limón honors women in Ventura and Santa Barbara counties Every year the California State Legislature honors local women and their contributions within their ...

Reach, a nonprofit dedicated to empowering first-generation, low- to mid-income students in Santa Barbara County, announced 60 fellows for its class of 2026. This milestone marks a significant ...

Author Sameer Pandya crafts a gripping literary thriller set against the complexities of Indian American identity, privilege, ...

New palm trees have gone in to fill in the historic median on State Street at Los Olivos St. The Jelly Palms are in an area with trees as old as 1924.

The 59-year-old reflected on the nightgown incident to host Jenna Bush Hager, as well as her other experiences with Bush Hager’s late grandparents, President George H.W. Bush and Barbara.

President George H.W. Bush and first lady Barbara. “I met your grandparents in the ‘80s. I was so young,” Shields recalled, reflecting on her early career moment. “I was invited to the ...