Having a Ball: Santa Barbara Celebrates the World Cup
Soccer fans showed up to bars, restaurants, and public places in droves to cheer on their teams in the world’s biggest sporting event.
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Pitchers’ Paradise: How UC Santa Barbara Became a College Baseball Powerhouse
Gauchos ace Jackson Flora keeps up the legacy of big-league hurlers coming through Santa Barbara.
Stage Set for Soltopia to Replace Deltopia in Isla Vista After County Crackdown
More than 18 bands and 13 deejay sets are slated for Saturday’s sanctioned spring festival, which promises free food for residents.
Lunar New Year Celebration at El Presidio de Santa Bárbara to Include Food, Art, and Mahjong
The Year of the Fire Horse Festival on Saturday, February 21, is free and open to the public and will feature expert-led mahjong lessons inside Presidio Chapel.
Santa Ynez Valley’s ‘Polar Bear Dip’ Makes Waves
The Santa Ynez Community Aquatics Foundation raises $5 million toward a new aquatics complex for the valley.
Santa Barbara’s Polar Dip Brings Out Hundreds to Welcome 2026
Event organizer Hugh Margerum said more than 400 people attended, from visitors to locals alike.
From ‘Airwaves to Archives’ Event Celebrates KEYT Television Archive
The archive, hosted at UC Santa Barbara’s Special Research Collections, is available to the public.
Chumash Intertribal Powwow Brings Thousands of Guests
Skilled competition, community, and culture rounded out the annual event in Santa Ynez.
After Nearly a Decade, Dwight Murphy Field Renovations Break Ground
On Thursday, community members and government officials alike celebrated the start of major renovations to one of Santa Barbara’s oldest parks.
‘A Man of Service’: Bernard Hicks, Santa Barbara Youth Mentor and Radio Voice, Dies at 73
The longtime Boys & Girls Club basketball coach and KCSB deejay passed away on May 16.
