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Mother’s Day Treats 2026
The Santa Barbara Independent brings you an update on the local deals and steals for Mother’s Day* — from special
SB Culinary Experience Grand Wine Tasting Ticket Giveaway 2026
The Santa Barbara Culinary Experience, in partnership with The Julia Child Foundation for Gastronomy and the Culinary Arts, is an
UC Santa Barbara Lagoon, West Campus in the Dark Again
For two months, lights and cameras illuminated part of campus to deter crime. What happens now?
Judge Dismisses Mission LLC’s Lawsuit Against City of Santa Barbara
The city did not deliberately try to delay the application for an eight-story apartment building near the Santa Barbara Mission, Judge Thomas Anderle tentatively ruled.
Switcheroo at San Ysidro Ranch in Montecito
Ty Warner proposes changing the current habitat restoration project to a botanical garden.
Jumping into Regenerative Wine
Santa Barbara County vintners join the global One Block Challenge effort to fix farming.
Santa Barbara County Pushes for Locals-First Housing
Changes would prioritize locals for new housing units and give developers more flexibility for projects that include affordable housing.
The Once and Only Martha Graham
Martha Graham, arguably the most influential choreographer of modern dance, spent her formative years growing up in Santa Barbara. We honor her work in this the centennial celebration of the Martha Graham Dance Company.
‘Gravity Is Better in Isla Vista’: 50th Annual Jugglers’ Festival Scheduled This Weekend
For a half-century, the event has brought performances and lessons to I.V, and raised money to combat sexual violence.
