Hurricane Hilary Headed for the Coast of Baja California and Northward
Some rain is expected Sunday through Monday in Santa Barbara County as Hilary lowers winds to tropical-storm speeds.
Year: 2023
Friday Night Lights Returns to Santa Barbara’s Central Coast
The Independent’s High School Football Preview Gives the Rundown on What to Expect from Santa Barbara, Dos Pueblos, Bishop, San Marcos, and Carpinteria High Schools This Season.
2023 Disaster Loan Assistance Available to Santa Barbara County
Business, homeowner, renter, private nonprofit low-interest loans due to storm damage February-July 2023 are newly available.
Debate over Santa Barbara’s De la Guerra Plaza Goes Back 100 Years
New revitalization plans featuring hardscape in place of grass move forward despite concerns.
Poetry Connection | Backyard Floricantos Are for Summer
Luminaries come together to celebrate the flower and the song and the poetry community.
Full Belly Files | First and Fave Tastes, from Goleta to the Funk Zone
Recent restaurant highlights include Terra at The Steward and Rare Society’s happy hour; plus, still seats left for my cellar dinners, events to come, and stories you missed.
Santa Barbara’s Seniors Brace Themselves for ‘Global Boiling’
A Community Environmental Council forum on Tuesday focused on how Central Coast elders can prepare for extreme heat events and take action toward a more climate-resilient future.
Guardrail Urgently Needed
I am writing to implore the powers that be to add a guard rail along the right lane of southbound Highway 101 for approximately 1/8th of a mile north of southbound Highway 101 at Olive Mill Road exit in Montecito.
An Eye for Design
A Q&A with photographer Erin Feinblatt.
Death of a Daily
The rise and self-inflicted fall of the ‘Santa Barbara News-Press.’
