Santa Barbara CA

Trisha Yearwood doesn’t kick off her next tour until December, but on Saturday she’ll headline the Rock for First Responders benefit in the Golden State. All the performers have donated their time for Saturday’s show, which takes place at Kevin Costner‘s Field of Dreams at his oceanside estate in Carpinteria,...

Fred Armisen has built a career on quirky characters, most notably on Saturday Night Live and Portlandia. But before he was Goth Vince or Uncle Fester, Armisen was in the punk band called Trenchmouth. That punk music style informed his most recent Santa Barbara performance, Comedy for Musicians (But Everyone is...

Celebrate Halloween in Santa Barbara by unearthing your inner zombie with World Dance for Humanity (WD4H). Community members are invited to learn the iconic “Thriller” dance, then participate in Thrill the World, Saturday, Oct. 25 at the Courthouse Sunken Gardens. WD4H has hosted Santa Barbara’s Thriller event since...

Hospice of Santa Barbara (HSB) celebrated the 2025 Heroes of Hospice award recipients at its 13th Annual Heroes of Hospice (HOH) luncheon Sept. 14. The event, at the Rosewood Miramar Beach Resort, recognized individuals and organizations for their outstanding service and dedication to the health and well-being of the...

SANTA BARBARA COUNTY, Calif. - We will be clearing out from the wet weather system for the last weekend of summer. Rainfall totals rose to near 1/2 inch in the Santa Maria Valley where overnight showers fell Thursday. Light drizzle near Santa Barbara kept rainfall amounts near 1/10th. Mountain areas in Santa Barbara...

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (KEYT) - Staying active doesn't always mean breaking a sweat at the gym. For older adults, even simple seated movements can bring big benefits like easing pain, boosting energy, and helping maintain independence. At 86, Lillian Smith is proof of that. Just two years ago, arthritis in her knees...

Press releases are posted on Independent.com as a free community service. SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (Sept. 17, 2025) — SBCC’s Student Health Services will officially launch its The Wellness Companion Hub — a digital interactive platform to support college students’ mental, physical, and sexual wellness — on Thursday,...

Santa Claus Lane was once a quaint beach village, a family roadside attraction, where an 18-foot-tall, white-bearded Santa Claus statue stood on a roof and overlooked the people. The half-mile strip also was home to a little zoo, until the monkeys escaped and took refuge in the hills of Carpinteria.

“Santa Barbara is now completely modernized. No more will the tramp of horses’ feet resound within the city barns at Santa Barbara and Ortega streets [about where La Cuesta High School is today], no more will drivers pat their faithful charges before hitching up of mornings to prepare for the labor of the day.

A Carpinteria couple filed a lawsuit last Friday against the City of Carpinteria and Island Brewing Company over noise from the brewery’s outdoor live music. Supporters of the brewery have started an online fundraiser to support legal fees for the local business. Stephen and Mary Eileen Marcussen, Carpinteria...