Miye Ota — a beautician, hairdresser, dance instructor, diva, Big Wow spirit, onetime Japanese-American internment camp ...

The non-profit Teacher’s Fund surpassed its fundraising goal during its annual Back to School Supplies Drive this year, ...

UCSB researchers have taken the first steps toward their goal of developing forecasting tools that can help predict what ...

ON the Walls Susan Tibbles and Jane Gottlieb, two artists whose work I have long admired, will have an exhibition ...

The judging was based on relevance to the theme, overall appearance, and originality. Here are the 2024 Creek Week Art ...

Police are asking the public to avoid the 500 block of North Salsipuedes Street, where a suspect in a domestic disturbance ...

On September 21, the Community Environmental Council (CEC) hosted its Green Gala in the Funk Zone’s Bakery Block. Enthusiastic supporters of all ages turned out to support this treasured nonprofit, ...

The Santa Barbara County Education Office, in partnership with the Santa Barbara County School Boards Association, ...

Press releases are posted on Independent.com as a free community service. (SANTA BARBARA, Calif.) – The Santa Barbara County Elections Office announced today that official Vote-by-Mail ballots and ...

The month-long Shoptember Campaign has celebrated downtown Santa Barbara’s local boutiques and the people who make them special throughout the ...

Santa Barbara County Public Health Department, Environmental Health Services is pleased to announce a free water ...

(SANTA BARBARA, Calif .) – On September 26, 2024, the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) issued an Advisory “ not to consume ” sport / recreationally-harvested shellfish. Dangerous levels ...