Santa Barbara Zoo officials announced on Facebook the passing of Kisa, their elderly snow leopard. She was born at the Denver Zoo in 2008 and came to Santa Barbara in 2010 when she was 11 years old.

Santa Barbara has a long history with Earth Day, dating back to Jan. 28, 1969, when a blowout from a drilling operation at one of the offshore platforms spilled more than 3 million gallons of ...

As the 40th Santa Barbara International Film Festival comes to a close, the winning films have been chosen.. Claudia Puig, SBIFF director of programming, announced the winners on Saturday during a ...

Bar Lou 1198 Coast Village Rd, Santa Barbara, CA 93108; Helmed by Brandon Boudet and Warner Ebbink, the culinary duo behind Carpinteria’s Little Dom’s Seafood and L.A.’s Little Dom’s, Bar ...

Kimpton Canary Santa Barbara. Morris favors the Kimpton Canary Santa Barbara, a Spanish-style hotel that’s home to one of the only rooftop pools in the city “with panoramic views of the oceans ...

Earlier this year, the 39th edition of the Santa Barbara International Film Festival celebrated an array of top award contenders, such as Oscar-winners Robert Downey Jr., Da’Vine Joy Randolph ...

A person monitors water flowing in the Ormond Lagoon Waterway, Thursday, Dec. 21, 2023, in Port Hueneme, Calif. Downpours Thursday targeted coastal Ventura and Santa Barbara counties northwest of ...

The best hotels in Santa Barbara offer a fresh take on California coastal living, such as a preppy boutique hotel in the Presidio District and a lavish mansion-style resort in Montecito.

In spite of those headwinds, Santa Barbara County’s cannabis crop last year was worth more than its wine grapes, according to the county’s annual crop report.And it wasn’t a small difference ...

Santa Barbara, with fewer than 90,000 people, barely makes it into California’s 100 largest cities. But this coastal enclave has an outsize role in the state’s history. Settled by the Spanish ...

How to Have a Luxurious Day Trip in Santa Barbara for Under $100 — Beautiful Beaches, Charming Towns, and Wine Tasting Included. You don’t have to deplete your savings account to enjoy a bit ...