Love Ventura’s 4th Annual Citywide Serve Day
Love VC, Inc., in partnership with Title Sponsors Greg Abrams of American Pacific Mortgage and KB Home, is proud to host the 4th Annual Love Ventura – Citywide Day of Service on Saturday, October 4. This inspiring event offers more than 25 service opportunities for community members to come...
Santa Barbara Bucket Brigade Completes New Safe-Route-To-School Trail
Community-driven project connects neighborhoods and improves pedestrian safety. The Santa Barbara Bucket Brigade, in partnership with Santa Barbara County Public Works and neighborhood funders, has completed a new safe-route-to-school trail in the footprint of the 2018 Montecito Debris Flow. The San Leandro...
People Drive From All Over California To Dine At This Mountainside Saloon
Perched along the winding San Marcos Pass between Santa Barbara and the Santa Ynez Valley sits Cold Spring Tavern, a slice of California history where time seems to have stopped somewhere around 1886, but the tri-tip sandwiches are timeless perfection. The drive alone is worth the trip, as you navigate...
Outreach Alliance of Ventura County celebrates 75 years
VENTURA, Calif.-The Outreach Alliance of Ventura County celebrated its 75th anniversary with a ribbon cutting, champagne toast and open house in Ventura. The alliance used to be called the Assistance League but recently had a national name change. Over the years, it has helped thousands of children, including foster...
Car seat safety experts offer free inspections to help protect children
Car safety experts are offering free inspections to ensure they are properly installed. Officials at Cottege Care say 80% of car seats are not installed properly.
Goleta Valley Now Home to The Pad Climbing Gym
The Pad Climbing Gym has arrived in the Magnolia Shopping Center. The Pad, which opened this weekend, has been trying to launch a Santa Barbara County location for years. The CEO of the company, Kristin Horowitz, has a personal connection to the area. “This is so much more than a...
Rob Raede: Aegean’s Mediterranean Cuisine Already Changing Santa Barbara Food Scene
Last year the Let’s Go Eat Team discovered chef Efe Onoglu, who at the time was doing catering and offering a once a week Aegean Sofra (fixed menu at a shared community table) pop-up dinner. The flavor intensity, the attention to detail, and his passion for food came through...
Two Music Venues, a Restaurant, and a Market/Deli Are Planned for Lower State Street
••• A revised plan for 330 State Street (at Gutierrez), which changed hands in early 2025, goes before the Historic Landmarks Commission on Wednesday. The proposal by AB Design Studio calls for two music venues—the smaller one is described as a “piano lounge”—and a “‘core and shell’ for a market/deli and restaurant...
10-year-old boy dies after being struck by a vehicle near the freeway
FRESNO, Calif. (FOX26) — A 10-year-old boy was killed after being hit by a vehicle in the area of Golden State Boulevard on Sunday, police say. CHP responded to an incident where a child was hit by a vehicle in the area of Golden State Boulevard and Ventura. According...
Ventura, CA Makes Car-Free Main Street Permanent
The Ventura, California city council voted to keep Main Street closed to cars, permanently extending a pandemic-era program dubbed Main Street Moves. As Tony Biasotti reports in the Ventura County Star, in a crowded council meeting, only three residents spoke against the closre, while 74 others testified in favor....
