The Houston-based company announces restart of offshore drilling and pipeline after President Trump invokes the Defense Production Act.
Just one day after union workers staged coordinated “last chance” pickets, negotiators announced tentative agreements covering roughly 40,000 employees across all 10 UC campuses, including UC Santa Barbara.
New user-friendly map helps residents identify risks and plan for emergencies.
Santa Barbara Clean Energy customers are picking up free trees through the city’s community tree program.
Jewish Free Loan Association is offering education loans of up to $10,000 per school year to qualified borrowers, as well as emergency loans following destructive winter storms.
Closed for a decade, the historic stagecoach stop and saloon opens to the public for four weekends this spring, with plans for more fun in the future.
The Santa Barbara County Active Transportation Dashboard brings official and community-reported safety data together in one place, revealing patterns, trends and hotspots for collisions and near-misses across the county.
Red, White, & Blues II: The American Songbook
Sat, Mar 14 7:00 PM
Santa Barbara
Red, White, & Blues II: The American Songbook
Sun, Mar 15 3:00 PM
Santa Barbara
Sat, Mar 28 7:15 PM
Santa Barbara
SB Independent’s Annual St. Patrick’s Day Stroll 2026
Tue, Mar 17 5:30 PM
Santa Barbara
Chaucer’s Book Talk & Signing: Elizabeth Gilchrist
Thu, Mar 19 6:00 PM
Santa Barbara
Sat, Mar 28 All day
Santa Barbara
The Santa Barbara Independent Backyard Brunch
Sat, Apr 18 11:30 AM
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Arts & Entertainment
Baz Luhrmann’s “EPIC: Elvis Presley in Concert” is a thrilling revelation of a music doc, and a persuasive reappraisal of Elvis’s Vegas years.
Food & Drink
Here’s the second installment of Bob Wesley’s Pour Judgement, a new column about vino assessment.
Living
Women from Carpinteria to Santa Maria were recognized for their outstanding work and service to their communities at the annual celebration held during Women’s History Month.
Sports
Jacob Lauderdale, a soccer fan born and raised in Santa Barbara, was surprised with free pitchside access tickets in a Verizon video chat giveaway with U.S. soccer star Gisele Thompson.
Real Estate
From inspiration to mood boards to samples, here’s how to pick the perfect paint color for your home.
