Food Bank of Santa Barbara County Gets Support From BofA During Holiday Surge
Sharing some good news — the Food Bank of Santa Barbara County has received a $10,000 grant from Bank of
Year: 2025
Terry Ortega’s 2025 in Review
Keeper of the calendar shares her 2025 picks.
Book Review | ‘House of Diggs: The Rise and Fall of America’s Most Consequential Black Congressman, Charles C. Diggs Jr.’ by Marion Orr
The story of Michigan’s first Black member of Congress.
Book Review | ‘The First and Last King of Haiti: The Rise and Fall of Henry Christophe’ by Marlene L. Daut
A definitive biography of Henry Christophe was one of our reviewer’s picks for best book of the year.
Richelle Boyd’s 2025 in Review
The 2025 favorites from the Indy’s Marketing, Promotions, & Events manager.
Action on Climate Languished in 2025
Indicative of hope, the journal, Science, chose as its 2025 “science breakthrough of the year” the remarkable surge of renewable energy around the planet.
Tiana Molony’s 2025 in Review
Our special sections editor’s picks for 2025.
UC Santa Barbara Program Broadens STEM Opportunity for Underserved Youth
Future Makers Program brings elementary and middle school students from underserved districts to campus for a day of creativity and empowerment.
Forgotten Time Capsule Brings Santa Barbara Church Back to 1999
First Presbyterian Church staff found a trove of artifacts hidden more than 25 years ago.
Ryan P. Cruz’s 2025 in Review
The reporter-about-town’s favorite stories.
