Little House on the Prairie star Melissa Gilbert posed up with her rarely-seen husband as she marked their 12 year ...

Renovating your home isn’t just about blueprints and measurements; it’s about finding inspiration and setting the tone for ...

For European vibes close to home, wander through idyllic California towns boasting Spanish and French architecture or enjoy ...

One of the Santa Barbara Culinary Experience’s most prolific and versatile contributors is the ‘Independent’s’ Matt Kettmann.

On the heels of successful seasons of sold out shows and continued community interest, Opera Santa Barbara (OSB) has ...

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. — Fifty-six years ago, a disaster off the coast of Santa Barbara sparked the creation of Earth Day, a movement that continues to focus on educating the next generation ...

A rendering of El Presidio de Santa Bárbara, circa 1790s, as painted by retired Navy aerial photographer Russell Antonio Ruiz, a descendant of Comandante ...

Property owner Gregg Petty describes what happened when a vehicle slammed into a duplex on Canon Perdido Street on Santa Barbara's Westside ... for a friend to house-sit while she was gone.

and about how bad it is around their house and how it's been 30 years since anybody's ever, you know, showed up from the county,” says Bob Nelson, Santa Barbara County Supervisor. These roads ...

The top 10 emerging luxury markets in the first quarter show that affluent home buyers continue to spread out far beyond ...

The best time to visit Santa Barbara is from March to May or from September to November. Temperatures are fairly mild year-round, hovering in the 60s and 70s, but traveling in early spring or fall ...