Leslie Dinaberg, Author at The Santa Barbara Independent

Leslie Dinaberg

Arts, Culture, and Community Editor

Leslie Dinaberg is the Arts, Culture, and Community Editor for the Santa Barbara Independent, where she oversees the Arts Life, Food & Drink, and Living sections and helps cover arts, culture, and lifestyle stories and more. You can subscribe to her bimonthly ON Culture newsletter at Independent.com/newsletters

Recent Stories

Active Aging By Leslie Dinaberg | Wed Aug 24, 2022 | 7:34pm

Montecito TikTok Grandma Goes Viral

Surprise social media stardom for Sissy Taran.

Active Aging By Leslie Dinaberg | Wed Aug 24, 2022 | 7:34pm

The Coastal Grandmother Aesthetic, Santa Barbara Style

Lovebird’s Nancy Burgner gives the ‘real’ scoop on this summer’s hottest trend.

Active Aging By Leslie Dinaberg | Wed Aug 24, 2022 | 7:33pm

Full Hearts, Feeding Friends: Santa Barbara Women Share Their Experience Volunteering for World Central Kitchen

Marge Cafarelli and Jan Hill answered the call to serve food on the Ukraine – Poland border.

Active Aging By Leslie Dinaberg | Wed Aug 24, 2022 | 7:33pm

Santa Barbara’s Sally Saenger Has a Lifelong Passion for Fitness

Longtime SBCC instructor and competitive surfer is riding the wave as a senior fitness ambassador.

Active Aging By Leslie Dinaberg | Wed Aug 24, 2022 | 7:32pm

CARELINE Provides a Lifeline for Santa Barbara’s Isolated Seniors

Center for Successful Aging program is just a phone call away.

Active Aging By Leslie Dinaberg | Wed Aug 24, 2022 | 7:26pm

Age Is Just a Number

Santa Barbara Author Bonnie Marcus explains how gendered ageism isn’t just a female problem.

Arts & Entertainment By Leslie Dinaberg | Wed Aug 24, 2022 | 11:00am

UC Santa Barbara Arts & Lectures’ ‘Speaking with Pico’ Series

Actress Isabella Rossellini, Pulitzer Prize–winning novelist Jennifer Egan and literary journalist Tracy Kidder join renowned interviewer Pico Iyer in the 2022-2023 season.