From the Renaissance Festival to Mid-State Fair, here are this weekend’s events
A lot is happening across the Central Coast as we near the end of the work week! Here are six fun things to do this weekend, from Thursday, July 17th, through Sunday, July 20th, plus a few extra!
Earl Warren Showgrounds Presents Santa Barbara Rodeo Days
Santa Barbara County is blessed with a diversity of vital nonprofit organizations dedicated to improving the health, well-being, growth, civic leadership and compassion of our community. Charitable giving and philanthropy are part of our identity, which is why Noozhawk is proud to support the nonprofit community...
New twist in fight to block restart of pipeline which caused big 2015 Santa...
A judge has given environmental groups a little more breathing room in the fight over efforts to restart a Santa Barbara County oil pipeline, which caused a massive spill in 2015. Sable Offshore Corporation has been working to repair and reactivate the pipeline, which ruptured in 2015 on the Gaviota...
Santa Barbara Trapeze and LEAP Invite the Community to a Free Day of Flying,...
Press releases are posted on Independent.com as a free community service. Santa Barbara, Calif., July 18, 2025 — LEAP: Learn • Engage • Advocate • Partner and Santa Barbara Trapeze Co. are teaming up for a free, family-friendly celebration featuring flying trapeze and delicious food on Saturday, July 26th. The event...
Cheers to the State Street Loop Pilot Shuttle Program
Going up and down State Street just got a lot easier! The new State Street Loop pilot program has brought golf carts as a new way to trolley from place to place. It’s a six-month pilot program implemented by the City of Santa Barbara and the nonprofit Friends of State Street in mid-May, meant to offer free and...
Apartment Project at Former Cantwell’s Site in Santa Barbara Gets Final Design Approval
The corner of State and Arrellaga streets in Santa Barbara, the site of the Isla Vista Food Co-op and formerly Cantwell’s Market & Deli, is on its way to becoming a four-story apartment and commercial project. The Santa Barbara Historic Landmarks Commission voted 6-1 on Wednesday to grant final...
Senior mobile home park debate continues as county ordinance takes effect
Residents at Del Cielo Mobile Estates in Orcutt are speaking out about changes at their mobile home park following its purchase by a new owner. T
SB County Fire Chief Mark Hartwig Announces Retirement at End of the Year
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY, Calif. – After 33 years of service, Santa Barbara County Fire Chief Mark Hartwig has announced his retirement. Hartwig plans to retire at the end of the year, having served as fire chief for the county since 2019. A press release by the county says Hartwig has served a "respected leader at The...
Search Continues for Missing Isla Vista Resident Sonia Lang Crestfield
Authorities are seeking the public’s help in locating 85-year-old Sonia Lang Crestfield, a resident of Friendship Manor in Isla Vista, who has been missing for nearly seven days. Crestfield, who suffers from dementia and is considered at-risk, was last seen around 11:30 a.m. on Friday, July 11, near 6647...
Bill Macfadyen: Boat Outing Off Santa Barbara Takes Tragic Turn, Then a Deadly One
Pedal the Pacific is a 9-year-old nonprofit organization dedicated to combating sex trafficking through powerful awareness campaigns and vital funding for survivor support. Its flagship fundraising effort is a 1,700-mile bike ride from Seattle to San Diego with a team of young women cyclists. Each summer, the riders...