It’s not easy to upstage the moving mass of an 18-foot-tall giraffe, or the impossibly vibrant plumage of a scarlet macaw.

He always wanted to do a book, and living in Los Angeles for many years brought him closer to his in-laws in Santa Barbara, ...

More than 500 attendees enjoyed light-themed art and activities, raising more than $145,000 for the Santa Barbara-based ...

Jones, who is serving three years probation for breaching the Capitol in 2021, lost her seat on the Community Services ...

Campaign Co-Chairs Jim Jackson and Janet Garufis thanked the many donors and collaborators who enabled this to happen, with ...

Artist Barb Parmet also funded an initial Roots & Branches Arts Fellowship group of awards, which went to Reyna Harris, Akila ...

The indie songstress brought her signature folk pop charm to the Kia Forum in Inglewood on the last stop of her North ...

The performance of 13 Tongues took us on a journey of about 6,710 miles to the fascinating streets of Bangka/Wanhua, the ...

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Several House races in CA are too close to call and the campaigns need to “cure” ballots in their districts! What is ...

Today, Cote of Paint remains a very small producer, crafting about 150 cases annually. That includes, depending on the vintage, pinot noir from Duvarita Vineyard, grenache from Christy & Wise, grüner ...

The Santa Barbara café faced threats and hateful messages online following their Instagram post that expressed disappointment ...