1+ hour, 15+ min ago   (358+ words) An equestrian area for agritourism events is coming to the Santa Ynez Valley. The project from Hayden Landon will include a new 45,000-square-foot enclosed building. It is the first to be approved under the county’s Agricultural Enterprise Ordinance (AEO). The…...

4+ week, 2+ day ago   (270+ words) The second annual Santa Barbara Rodeo drew enthusiastic crowds to Earl Warren Showgrounds over the weekend, in a celebration of the region’s Western heritage with three days of PRCA competition, family activities and community traditions. Local youth competition was a…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (1354+ words) The morning of Thursday, Nov. 13, 2008, seemed like so many others of our mid-autumn days — the kind that makes Santa Barbara such a wonderful place to live. But despite this, the signs were already in place that could lead to another…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (73+ words) Cactus Bloom Noozhawk To provide the best experiences, Noozhawk uses technologies such as cookies to store and/or access device information. Consenting to these technologies will allow us to process data such as browsing behavior or unique IDs on this…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago   (854+ words) A few months ago, I wrote about Paco. I wrote about the clothes, the swagger, and the carefully constructed style that helped him maintain a sense of dignity while living on the streets of Santa Barbara. I wrote about the…...

3+ mon, 2+ day ago   (506+ words) Angels Foster Care celebrated its 13th annual Al Fresco Luncheon recently, raising more than $135,000 to benefit local foster infants and toddlers, as well as kinship families in the Family & Friends Together Program (FFTP). This year’s event, held April 30 at Glen Annie…...

4+ mon, 2+ day ago   (923+ words) The race for the Clerk-Recorder-Assessor-Registrar of Voters Office will be between two longtime Santa Barbara County employees with decades of experience in the department. The office consists of three departments that oversee elections, property values assessments, recording official public documents,…...

5+ mon, 2+ week ago   (720+ words) Researchers, government, academic and industry leaders from across California gathered at UC Santa Barbara on Friday to explore the university’s award-winning quantum research and its potential to grow industries, jobs and the economy. Friday’s event is part of a statewide…...

5+ mon, 2+ week ago   (185+ words) Emergency crews responded to a reported aircraft crash in the Santa Ynez Valley on Friday afternoon. At approximately 5 p.m., personnel from the Santa Barbara County Fire Department and the Sheriff’s Office were dispatched to the 900 block of Airport Road at the…...

7+ mon, 2+ day ago   (779+ words) The past two days for Santa Barbara real estate agent Beth Goodman did not go how she had planned. When she woke up on Wednesday, she had planned to voluntarily canvas nearby houses with immigration resources. Instead, she spent most…...