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Inside the Santa Ynez Valley Program Bringing Arts Education to Kids

Inside the Santa Ynez Valley Program Bringing Arts Education to Kids

Arts & Entertainment By Tiana Molony

Born from school budget cuts in 1980, Arts Outreach continues to bring theater, music, and visual arts directly to Santa Ynez Valley students.

Fiesta Presidente Announces Plans to Expand Festivities in Downtown Santa Barbara

Fiesta Presidente Announces Plans to Expand Festivities in Downtown Santa Barbara

Community By Elaine Sanders

New additions this year include the expansion of El Mercado onto two blocks of State Street, a beer garden in De la Guerra Plaza, and poetry and photography contests.

Award and Memorial Created in Honor of Santa Barbara Teenager Tayden Tomblin

Award and Memorial Created in Honor of Santa Barbara Teenager Tayden Tomblin

Community By Matt Kettmann

The Tayden Ripple Effect Award and San Marcos High memorial are announced in advance of a celebration of life for the 17-year-old, who died in a Thanksgiving skateboarding accident.

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Goleta Gets New Splash Pad

Goleta Gets New Splash Pad

Community By Elaine Sanders

Inside Pippin, Santa Barbara’s New Antique Store

Inside Pippin, Santa Barbara’s New Antique Store

Business By Tiana Molony

Free Will Astrology

Free Will Astrology

Astrology By Rob Brezsny

Chalk One Up for Art in Our Schools

Chalk One Up for Art in Our Schools

By Leslie Dinaberg, photos by Ingrid Bostrom

Marine Protected Areas Do In Fact Work, Study Shows

Marine Protected Areas Do In Fact Work, Study Shows

Living By Tyler Hayden

Goleta Gets Ready to Welcome Team Austria for World Cup 2026

Goleta Gets Ready to Welcome Team Austria for World Cup 2026

Community By Jean Yamamura

Library Night Live Raises More Than $160,000 for Literacy Programs

Library Night Live Raises More Than $160,000 for Literacy Programs

Books By Leslie Dinaberg

Have UCSB Researchers Come Up with a Solution to the Cape Ivy Invasion?

Have UCSB Researchers Come Up with a Solution to the Cape Ivy Invasion?

Animals By Tyler Hayden

Hosting the Santa Barbara Masses, Responsibly

Hosting the Santa Barbara Masses, Responsibly

Living By Ella Heydenfeldt

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Community

Inside the Santa Ynez Valley Program Bringing Arts Education to Kids

Inside the Santa Ynez Valley Program Bringing Arts Education to Kids

Arts & Entertainment By Tiana Molony

Fiesta Presidente Announces Plans to Expand Festivities in Downtown Santa Barbara

Fiesta Presidente Announces Plans to Expand Festivities in Downtown Santa Barbara

Community By Elaine Sanders

Award and Memorial Created in Honor of Santa Barbara Teenager Tayden Tomblin

Award and Memorial Created in Honor of Santa Barbara Teenager Tayden Tomblin

Community By Matt Kettmann

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History

What We’re Losing in the Santa Rosa Island Fire

What We’re Losing in the Santa Rosa Island Fire

Wildfire By Taylor Viens, Executive Director of the Chrisman California Islands Center

Get Oil Out! Papers Find a Home at the UC Santa Barbara Library

Get Oil Out! Papers Find a Home at the UC Santa Barbara Library

Environment By Lauren Solway

The ‘Santa Barbara Independent’ Rings In 40 Years of Covers with Faulkner Gallery Exhibition

The ‘Santa Barbara Independent’ Rings In 40 Years of Covers with Faulkner Gallery Exhibition

Community By Elaine Sanders

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My Life

Echoes of Camp Cooke

Echoes of Camp Cooke

My Life By Cynthia Carbone Ward

My Life By Cynthia Carbone Ward

In Support of a Larger Idea

In Support of a Larger Idea

My Life By Cynthia Carbone Ward

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Animals

Have UCSB Researchers Come Up with a Solution to the Cape Ivy Invasion?

Have UCSB Researchers Come Up with a Solution to the Cape Ivy Invasion?

Animals By Tyler Hayden

Mountain Lion Sightings Reported in Santa Barbara

Mountain Lion Sightings Reported in Santa Barbara

Public Safety By Jean Yamamura

Fiesta Dog Parade Will Debut in Downtown Santa Barbara

Fiesta Dog Parade Will Debut in Downtown Santa Barbara

Animals By Tiana Molony

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Adoptable Pets

Fergie, Clem and Spud, and Bubba

Fergie, Clem and Spud, and Bubba

Adoptable Pets By Lisa Acho Remorenko

Robert Battinson

Robert Battinson

Adoptable Pets By Lisa Acho Remorenko

Mr. Louie and Sammi

Mr. Louie and Sammi

Adoptable Pets By Lisa Acho Remorenko

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Travel

Enjoy the Ava While Exploring Paso Robles

Enjoy the Ava While Exploring Paso Robles

Drink By Matt Kettmann

Beverly Hills, Boutique-Style

Beverly Hills, Boutique-Style

Travel By Shannon Brooks

Gone in the Air: Seeking Out Live Music at the Southern Tip of Corsica

Gone in the Air: Seeking Out Live Music at the Southern Tip of Corsica

Travel By Mary Heebner

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Society Matters

Land Trust Celebrates at Arroyo Hondo Preserve

Land Trust Celebrates at Arroyo Hondo Preserve

Society Matters By Gail Arnold

Women’s Fund Awards an Eye-Popping $1.275 Million to 10 Nonprofits

Women’s Fund Awards an Eye-Popping $1.275 Million to 10 Nonprofits

Society Matters By Gail Arnold

CAUSE Action Fund Honors Community Leaders

CAUSE Action Fund Honors Community Leaders

Society Matters By Gail Arnold

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Science & Tech

Gaucho Racing Competes at Michigan International Speedway

Gaucho Racing Competes at Michigan International Speedway

Science & Tech By Sonia Fernandez, UCSB’s ’The Current’

AI Cameras Catch Fires Early

AI Cameras Catch Fires Early

Science & Tech By Ella Heydenfeldt

Could Oak Trees Help Block Fires?

Could Oak Trees Help Block Fires?

Science & Tech By Callie Fausey

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Cardio Confidential

Suit Up, Get Zapped: Inside Santa Barbara’s EMS Workout Studio, EMS Body Atelier

Suit Up, Get Zapped: Inside Santa Barbara’s EMS Workout Studio, EMS Body Atelier

Cardio Confidential By Amy R. Ramos

Still Dancing After All These Years

Still Dancing After All These Years

Cardio Confidential By Amy R. Ramos

Pool Shark: SUP Fitness at Anderson Aquatics

Pool Shark: SUP Fitness at Anderson Aquatics

Cardio Confidential By Amy R. Ramos

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Sports

Gauchos Selected as No. 2 Seed in Austin Regional for NCAA Tournament

Gauchos Selected as No. 2 Seed in Austin Regional for NCAA Tournament

Sports By Victor Bryant

UC Santa Barbara Baseball Eliminated from Big West Tournament, Awaits NCAA Tournament Selection

UC Santa Barbara Baseball Eliminated from Big West Tournament, Awaits NCAA Tournament Selection

Sports By Victor Bryant

Nine-Run Third Inning Sinks Dos Pueblos in 13-6 Quarterfinal Loss to Mira Costa

Nine-Run Third Inning Sinks Dos Pueblos in 13-6 Quarterfinal Loss to Mira Costa

Sports By Haiden Rogers

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The Cannabis Corner

Unpacking the Origins of 4/20

Unpacking the Origins of 4/20

Cannabis By Ella Heydenfeldt

A ‘Merry’ Jane Holiday Gift List

A ‘Merry’ Jane Holiday Gift List

The Cannabis Corner By Leslie Dinaberg

Iration x Autumn Brands Launch Party

Iration x Autumn Brands Launch Party

Cannabis By Leslie Dinaberg

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Outdoors

Point Conception Institute: The ‘Living Laboratory’

Point Conception Institute: The ‘Living Laboratory’

Outdoors By Keith Hamm

Santa Barbara Flyfishers Hosting Panel and Screening of ‘A River Runs Through It’

Santa Barbara Flyfishers Hosting Panel and Screening of ‘A River Runs Through It’

Outdoors By Callie Fausey

Santa Barbara Botanic Garden Gets New Grove of Ultra-Rare Pines

Santa Barbara Botanic Garden Gets New Grove of Ultra-Rare Pines

Outdoors By Callie Fausey

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Art

Get Out and Sketch, Santa Barbara

Get Out and Sketch, Santa Barbara

Art By Meaghan Clark Tiernan

All for Art for All

All for Art for All

Visual Arts By Josef Woodard

How Art Opens the Mind

How Art Opens the Mind

Arts & Entertainment By Debra Herrick, UCSB’s ’The Current'

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Business

Local Barber Jorge Salgado Purchases State Street Property, Signaling Continued Confidence in Downtown Santa Barbara

Local Barber Jorge Salgado Purchases State Street Property, Signaling Continued Confidence in Downtown Santa Barbara

Announcement By Radius Commercial Real Estate

Yardi Systems, City of Santa Barbara Negotiate Deal for Vacant Macy’s Building in Paseo Nuevo Mall

Yardi Systems, City of Santa Barbara Negotiate Deal for Vacant Macy’s Building in Paseo Nuevo Mall

Business By Ryan P. Cruz

Depleted Reserves Cast Shadow over Santa Barbara City Budget Talks

Depleted Reserves Cast Shadow over Santa Barbara City Budget Talks

Business By Ryan P. Cruz

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Education

Santa Barbara County Principals Discuss Benefits of Outdoor Learning

Santa Barbara County Principals Discuss Benefits of Outdoor Learning

Education By Callie Fausey

Meet UCSB’s 2026 Raab Writing Fellows

Meet UCSB’s 2026 Raab Writing Fellows

Arts & Entertainment By Madeline Slogoff

Some Santa Barbara Educators Are Embracing AI in the Classroom

Some Santa Barbara Educators Are Embracing AI in the Classroom

Education By Ella Heydenfeldt

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