Welcome to the Independent’s annual Best of Santa Barbara® issue. This is the time of the year when we publish what you, our readers, have voted for what you think are the most wonderful things about ...

It’s hard to imagine Santa Barbara without Fiesta. So, let’s not. Let’s instead take a moment to conjure up our favorite Fiesta memory. Maybe it’s staring wide-eyed as a kid at the burly magnificence ...

So, what happens now? Upstart candidate Wendy Santamaria is on track to pull off a political upset and replace Alejandra Gutierrez on the City Council in ...

Credit: Joshua Molina / Noozhawk photo James Ray Spahn was living in a vacation rental on Santa Barbara’s upper Eastside for a year. Then, he saw a “For Lease” sign on the building.

And UC Santa Barbara continues to place well both nationally and globally. For affordability, social mobility, research impact, academics and other metrics, the campus is again considered among the ...

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The best way to get around Santa Barbara is on foot. Most of the main attractions, shops and restaurants are all located within a 3-mile radius in the downtown area. Santa Barbara is also known ...

Lauren Huff is a writer at Entertainment Weekly with over a decade of experience covering all facets of the entertainment industry. After graduating with honors from the University of Texas at ...

Nov. 6 (UPI) --Paramount+ is teasing its upcoming holiday film Dear Santa, starring Jack Black. In a short social media clip posted Wednesday, "Jingle Bells" plays and the camera pans over Santa's ...

Paramount+ announced a new Christmas comedy film, Dear Santa, starring Jack Black, Keegan-Michael Key, and Post Malone. Dear Santa will be the streaming service’s first original holiday film ...