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.
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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.
Chumash Intertribal Powwow Brings Thousands of Guests
Skilled competition, community, and culture rounded out the annual event in Santa Ynez.
Summer Is Upon Us — and So Is Push to Build and Update Public Swimming Pools
Solvang invests $450,000 in Santa Ynez Aquatic Complex, Carpinteria looks to raise about $1 million in repairs, and Santa Barbara’s plans for Ortega Park Pool are still in design stages.
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.
UCSB’s Dr. Michelle Petty Wins Award for Work on Black Linguistic Justice
Petty, along with an interdisciplinary research team, won the prestigious Richard Braddock Award from College Composition and Communication, the flagship journal for college composition and writing.
Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Hosts 27th Annual Intertribal Powwow
Dancers and drummers from across North America competed and danced in vibrant and often intricate regalia over the hot weekend.
