The Santa Barbara Half Marathon presented by HOKA and UCLA Health 5K returns for its 5th anniversary celebration of movement and community, welcoming ...

When he was named to be the Grand Marshal of the Old Spanish Days parade in 2024, Rudy Castillo was the oldest surviving El ...

Reporter Christina McDermott joins The Santa Barbara Independent’s news team as a Mickey Flack Fellow, focusing on housing equity. Christina comes from the world of public radio, having interned and ...

Santa Barbara International Film Festival’s (SBIFF) new Film Center in downtown Santa Barbara was announced to be finished by ...

Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Deputies made a total of 18 arrests and issued 91 citations during Isla Vista Halloween ...