Fiesta-Goers Imbibe the Vibes in Downtown Santa Barbara
Long-missed Mercado Beer Garden makes triumphant return.
Year: 2026
My First DIGS: Inside Fiesta’s Wildest Party
More than 1,600 guests ate, drank, danced, and celebrated at the Santa Barbara Zoo’s Annual Fundraiser.
Off the Beaten Path: Unofficial Fiesta Events in Santa Barbara
Impromptu parties, unofficial group rides, and who’s left out of “Old Spanish Days.”
Spring Gone Wild, Minimalist Rebirth
Samuel Adams’s captivating “almost” Piano Concerto “No Such Spring” commands a bright spotlight at Music Academy Orchestra concert.
ON the Beat | Viva la MAW and Mariachi
A perennial, and peripheral, highlight of Fiesta is the Mariachi Festival, at the Santa Barbara Bowl on Saturday; Music Academy of the West, winding down, hits the town.
‘Kids Are Actually Eating the Food’: State Expands Lunch Program That Pairs Schools with Farms
Through the Farm to School program, schools get grant money to obtain fresh, local food; send students on field trips to farms; and send cafeteria workers to culinary academies.
Review | Modest Mouse Brings Down the House
Alt punk indie rockers bring their A-game to Ojai’s Libbey Bowl.
Peaches
Peaches is a warmhearted, outgoing 4 yr old, 49 lb. Pit Bull Terrier mix who never misses a chance to
Why I Can’t Support Sneddon for Mayor
Sneddon lacks sound judgment and is not concerned with spending the money that we pay through increasing fees and taxes.
Free Phone Tents Hide Identity Thieves
Shady street hustlers are just chasing a quick buck by turning sidewalks to full on identity theft operations.
