Three games in three nights caught up to the UC Santa Barbara men’s basketball team in the Big West tournament semifinals. The Gauchos led UC San Diego 27-26 at halftime, but were outscored 43-24 in ...

My first stint in “the Santa Barbara–Goleta area,” as my 5-year-old calls it for unknown reasons, was as a UCSB student. The ...

SANTA BARBARA – The Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital Foundation (SBCHF) held its annual Tiara Ball on March 8, 2025, at the ...

Music and education go hand in hand for internationally recognized DJ Justin Paul, who’s opened up internships for aspiring ...

Delfeayo Marsalis’s Uptown Jazz Orchestra and the majestic downhome Gillian Welch and David Rawlings spark up the weekend.

Highlights Include a joint season opener with State Street Ballet, Mozart’s Requiem with the new Santa Barbara Symphony ...

Press releases are posted on Independent.com as a free community service.

The Santa Barbara County District Attorney’s Office proudly announces that Chief Investigator Kristina Perkins has ...

Famed singer-songwriter will perform March 30 at the Marjorie Luke in a benefit for the Center for Successful Aging.

The immigrant experience via taquerias and lunch bars in a new photography exhibition from Patricia Houghton Clarke and Brett ...

The national survey aims to find out how water is used at household level to help guide the future of water conservation.

The BANFF Mountain Film Festival World Tour rolled back into Santa Barbara March 5-6 for the 33rd time as more than 4,000 ...