Angela Bassett Receives the Montecito Award on Day Two of Santa Barbara International Film Festival
Angela Bassett on the red carpet and at the Arlington at SBIFF.
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Opening Night of the 2023 Santa Barbara International Film Festival
World premiere of ‘Miranda’s Victim’ offers a powerful true story and a star-studded night.
Lake Cachuma Spills for First Time in More than a Decade
The Santa Barbara reservoir is at nearly 100 percent capacity thanks to winter storms.
Museum of Contemporary Art Santa Barbara Reopens
A joyful celebration of our community contemporary arts gallery upstairs in Paseo Nuevo.
Women’s March 2023 Draws Hundreds in Santa Barbara
Protests were held nationwide on the would-be 50th anniversary of “Roe v. Wade.”
Post-Storm Scenes from Around Santa Barbara County
Photos of mud-caked streets, roads blocked by rock slides, and more from our ‘Indy’ photographers and readers.
Santa Barbara County Slammed by Monday Storm
‘Independent’ staff and readers share images and videos of streets and creeks flooded by heavy rains.
Annual Lompoc Resolution Run Winners
Runners took the new year by storm at this annual January 1 event in Lompoc.
Santa Barbara’s 2022 Local Heroes in Black & White
By the expert lens of Ingrid Bostrom.
San Luis Obispo Botanical Garden Announces Santa Is Bringing a Dog Parade to the Garden
The San Luis Obispo Botanical Garden announces a Holiday Pet Parade in collaboration with Woods Humane Society, led by Jolly Old Saint Nick on December 4.
