I’m not normally a fan of the chunky, salsa-like tomato soup that makes its way onto so many summer menus, but Loquita’s new ...

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Pink is back, and in a beautifully soft and muted way. Pink has often been associated with nurseries and feminine spaces ...

The proposed 43 percent cut in the federal budget to rental assistance programs will put children, seniors, and working ...

Cottage Health’s Nursing Residency Program at Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital, Goleta Valley Cottage Hospital and Cottage ...

The Goleta resident and beloved Chili’s bartender was struck and killed by a driver while walking on the 7300 block of Calle ...

The Bureau of Land Management announces public comment is open for proposed oil and gas leasing and development on more than ...

The City of Santa Barbara collected $3.2 Million in Transient Occupancy Taxes (TOT) for May 2025, the eleventh month in the ...

This week’s Poetry Connection poem comes from longtime conference attendee, Toni Bixby. She attended two morning sessions of ...

You may have seen him at Fiesta. You may have seen him at Fields of Funk. Or on a sunset-lit evening at Canary Hotel or a ...

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