McCinematic McMagic Coming to SBIFF’s New Film Center
The McHurley Film Center announced as the name for the film festival’s new downtown Santa Barbara home.
Year: 2025
The Fine Art of Architect Anthony Grumbine
Before landing at Santa Barbara’s Harrison Design, architect Anthony Grumbine earned two bachelor’s degrees — architectural studies and art history
Your Next Home Refresh … Powered by AI?
How AI can help redesign your home … and where it falls short.
Local Heroes 2025
The ‘Santa Barbara Independent’s 40th annual celebration of community heroes.
Muralist on the Rise, at Festivals and Santa Barbara’s Walls
Mexican-born interdisciplinary artist Diego Melgoza, a k a Melgo, expands horizons into the mural tradition, in untraditional ways.
To Santa Barbara City Council: Don’t Sell Paseo Nuevo Short
We need more affordable housing and more answers.
The Great Earthquake: The City 100 Years Later
At a recent City Council meeting, some of the city’s elected representatives finally gave voice to the communitarian origins and inspirations of the, now five-plus year, State Street “promenade” closure.
History Is Unfortunately About to Repeat Itself
Shutting down Sable’s pipeline will lead to takings claims or offshore oil tankering.
Wattle He Do Next?
I know tradition allows the President to pardon a turkey or two at Thanksgiving …
Holiday Cheer Is Here: Santa Barbara’s Downtown Holiday Tree Goes Up
Crews delivered the tree from Grants Pass, Oregon, to the 1300 block of State Street for installation on Tuesday.
