Lanny Ebenstein and Wade Cowper face off against Marsha Croninger and Dale Francisco over Santa Barbara City College's ...

An anti-animal-cruelty campaign headed by PETA made a stop at Bristol Farms in Santa Barbara on October 21, parking a truck ...

Getting “mugged” by a humpback whale isn’t something that occurs every day or even once a month. In fact, it might be a ...

An October 23 federal grand jury indictment unveiled two additional charges against Nathaniel James McGuire, the 20-year-old ...

Famed fado chanteuse Mariza made a welcome and long-awaited return to town, transfixing a Lobero Theatre crowd.

Painter Carolyn Hubbs impresses with first Santa Barbara solo show, “Abstracted,” at Architectural Foundation Gallery.

This week’s poetry connection comes from former Indy intern, Leticia Hernández-Linares, a poem published in her first ...

The annual Santa Barbara Great Strides walk is a step around the corner and participating teams have already entered the race ...

Press releases are posted on Independent.com as a free community service.

Part of UCSB’s broader “Santa Barbara Community Archives Project,” the program seeks to reconstruct a multidimensional view ...

When Edgar Alvarez—entrepreneur and owner of Grand Central Fashion—arrived in America in 2015, he spoke little to no English.

10/24-10/31: Big Wave Dave’s Pumpkin Patch Enjoy kids’ activities and photo opps as you find the perfect pumpkin, from mini ...