Santa Barbara’s Popular Salad Spot Silvergreens Set to Open on State Street With New...
State Street is set to welcome back a popular healthy dining space this week. Silvergreens, one of the early restaurants in Santa Barbara to specialize in salads, is preparing to open its new store on State Street. The cafe-style restaurant will open at 1001 State Street, inside the building that...
Goleta City Council Gives Its Blessing to Sandpiper Golf Club Remodel
With visions of world-class golf tournaments spinning in the room, Goleta’s City Council approved Sandpiper Golf Club’s environmental document on June 2, giving it the city’s blessing to take the ambitious project on to the California Coastal Commission. Avid golfer Dave Pintard laid out for the councilmembers...
Congratulations to the CHS Class of 2026
It is my pleasure to honor and recognize the distinguished Carpinteria High School (CHS) Class of 2026 — 141 graduates! They did it! I am so proud of them and their accomplishments. Their dedication and hard work for these past 13 years have prepared them well for college and careers. I look forward to their contributi
Lou Grant says goodbye to Melinda Hanson
Longtime Lou Grant Parent-Child Workshop employee Melinda Hanson will retire from her position at the preschool, where she has worked for more than 30 years. Hanson created the Extended Day, or Splendid Day, program with former director Betty Songer in 1991. Hanson has worked with numerous employees of the Lou Grant Pa
After Dark: Week of June 11, 2026
If you have something related to nightlife — online or otherwise — please email [email protected]. Due to the erratic nature of entertainment booking, information contained here is subject to change and not guaranteed. Call venues ahead to confirm. SUPPORT LOCAL MUSIC!. THURSDAY, 6/11. Live Music. The Aren
Overlooked Calif. town thrilled as Beanie Babies billionaire revamps golf course
"This community really owes appreciation and a little bit of a debt to Ty Warner."
Santa Barbara Nonprofit Holds All-Hands Meeting on Homelessness
This article was underwritten in part by the Mickey Flacks Journalism Fund for Social Justice, a proud, innovative supporter of local news. To make a contribution go to sbcan.org/journalism_fund. More folks are living in cars, federal cuts to social services are putting local people at risk of losing their homes,...
California man sentenced to life in grisly torture killing of father
A 44-year-old Santa Barbara County man convicted in the gruesome torture and murder of his father was sentenced today to life in prison without the possibility of parole, authorities announced. On June 11, 2022, police responded to a Lompoc home in the 200 block of North D Street on reports of a domestic disturbance. A
Summer Love and Luxury in Montecito
I've seen a lot of weddings. A LOT. Like, an embarrassing number. And I can tell you with full authority that most people remember the food, the dress, and whether the DJ played "Don't Stop Believin'." But ME? I remember the table placement. I know. I know. But hear me out — when Found Rental Co.'s curved mustard booth
Lompoc Man Sentenced to Life in Prison for Father’s Fiery Death in 2022
A Lompoc man has been sentenced in Santa Barbara County Superior Court to life in prison without the possibility of parole after being found guilty of setting his father on fire causing severe burns that led to the man’s death. Joseph Ashley Garcia, 44, was arrested after the 2022...

















