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Enjoy the Ava While Exploring Paso Robles

Enjoy the Ava While Exploring Paso Robles

Drink By Matt Kettmann

There are bigger city vibes at this new downtown hotel, which would be the perfect headquarters for your next long wine country weekend.

UC Santa Barbara’s Women’s Rugby Captures Its First National Title

UC Santa Barbara’s Women’s Rugby Captures Its First National Title

Community By Christina McDermott

The team wins the Rugby 7s National Tournament in the Challenger Division in Indianapolis.

Polo Returns to Santa Barbara Polo and Racquet Club for 115th Season

Polo Returns to Santa Barbara Polo and Racquet Club for 115th Season

Sports By Elaine Sanders

The 2026 season kicks off with a win from Klentner Ranch.

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Take-One: The Santa Barbara Literary Festival Delivers

Take-One: The Santa Barbara Literary Festival Delivers

Books By Leslie Dinaberg

Repairs Underway on Sunken Track at Santa Barbara High’s Peabody Stadium

Repairs Underway on Sunken Track at Santa Barbara High’s Peabody Stadium

Education By Callie Fausey

Santa Barbara Peace Crane Featured on New U.S. Stamp

Santa Barbara Peace Crane Featured on New U.S. Stamp

Community By Elaine Sanders

How Angels Foster Care Helps Children in Dark Times

How Angels Foster Care Helps Children in Dark Times

Community By Callie Fausey

Free Will Astrology

Free Will Astrology

Astrology By Rob Brezsny

The Picklr Opens in Fairview Shopping Center in Goleta

The Picklr Opens in Fairview Shopping Center in Goleta

Business By Elaine Sanders

Fiesta Forever! Santa Barbara’s Old Spanish Days Fiesta Poster Revealed

Fiesta Forever! Santa Barbara’s Old Spanish Days Fiesta Poster Revealed

Visual Arts By Madeline Slogoff

Bantering for Arts Education with Jonathan Groff and Jane Lynch

Bantering for Arts Education with Jonathan Groff and Jane Lynch

Arts & Entertainment By Leslie Dinaberg

Could Curling Catch on in Santa Barbara?

Could Curling Catch on in Santa Barbara?

Sports By Christina McDermott

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Community

Take-One: The Santa Barbara Literary Festival Delivers

Take-One: The Santa Barbara Literary Festival Delivers

Books By Leslie Dinaberg

Santa Barbara Peace Crane Featured on New U.S. Stamp

Santa Barbara Peace Crane Featured on New U.S. Stamp

Community By Elaine Sanders

How Angels Foster Care Helps Children in Dark Times

How Angels Foster Care Helps Children in Dark Times

Community By Callie Fausey

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History

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

Forty Years of ‘Santa Barbara Independent’ Cover Stories

Forty Years of ‘Santa Barbara Independent’ Cover Stories

Cover Story By Indy Staff

Lompoc’s Historic Theater Coming Back to Life

Lompoc’s Historic Theater Coming Back to Life

Cover Story By Shannon Brooks

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My Life

Opening Doors

My Life By Cynthia Carbone Ward

In Support of a Larger Idea

In Support of a Larger Idea

My Life By Cynthia Carbone Ward

My Life By Charlene Huston

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Animals

A Nestful of Hope

A Nestful of Hope

Birding By Hugh Ranson, member of the Santa Barbara Audubon Society

Shark Chases Foil Surfer Off Santa Barbara Coast

Shark Chases Foil Surfer Off Santa Barbara Coast

Community By Callie Fausey

Animals By Chuck Graham

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Adoptable Pets

Rolley

Adoptable Pets By Lisa Acho Remorenko

Louie Louie, Mia & Clara, and Grayson

Louie Louie, Mia & Clara, and Grayson

Adoptable Pets By Lisa Acho Remorenko

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

CAUSE Action Fund Honors Community Leaders

CAUSE Action Fund Honors Community Leaders

Society Matters By Gail Arnold

Rooted Celebrates Its Transformative Nutrition Education Programs at Kale Disco

Rooted Celebrates Its Transformative Nutrition Education Programs at Kale Disco

Society Matters By Gail Arnold

S.B. Channelkeeper Celebrates 25 Years of Protecting our Waters

S.B. Channelkeeper Celebrates 25 Years of Protecting our Waters

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

UC Santa Barbara Baseball Cruises to 13-3 Non-Conference Victory over Pepperdine

UC Santa Barbara Baseball Cruises to 13-3 Non-Conference Victory over Pepperdine

Sports By Izabella Nickerson

SBART Press Luncheon: Izzy Scott and Eli Carnaghe Receive Athlete of the Week Awards

SBART Press Luncheon: Izzy Scott and Eli Carnaghe Receive Athlete of the Week Awards

Sports By Victor Bryant

Westmont Baseball Completes Sweep of Menlo and Punches Ticket to Pac West Tournament

Westmont Baseball Completes Sweep of Menlo and Punches Ticket to Pac West Tournament

Sports By Victor Bryant

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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

The Picklr Opens in Fairview Shopping Center in Goleta

The Picklr Opens in Fairview Shopping Center in Goleta

Business By Elaine Sanders

New Furniture Showroom to Fill Former CVS Space on State Street

New Furniture Showroom to Fill Former CVS Space on State Street

Announcement By Royal Suite Home Furnishings

Renovation of Fairview Gardens Historic Farmhouse Receives Approval

Renovation of Fairview Gardens Historic Farmhouse Receives Approval

Business By Lauren Solway

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Education

Some Santa Barbara Educators Are Embracing AI in the Classroom

Some Santa Barbara Educators Are Embracing AI in the Classroom

Education By Ella Heydenfeldt

Santa Barbara Education Foundation Giving Funds to Students

Santa Barbara Education Foundation Giving Funds to Students

Education By Callie Fausey

Goleta’s Octobots Robotics Advance to World Championship

Goleta’s Octobots Robotics Advance to World Championship

Education By Ella Heydenfeldt

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