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[Noozhawk’s note: One in a series on the teachers who will be honored Oct. 25 at A Salute to Teachers, presented by Cox Communications and the Santa Barbara County Education Office.]. Eight public school educators will be recognized Oct. 25 at the 12th annual Salute to Teachers, an event...

Developers can build housing inside commercial buildings in downtown Santa Barbara without having to include affordable units. The City Council vote was unanimous at 7-0. “Anything we can do to encourage our downtown property owners in that direction is a good thing,” Councilwoman Meagan Harmon said. Santa Barbara...

One morning roughly two years ago, Carpinterian Nik Thierjung was shaving when he noticed an odd lump on his neck. Alarmed, he went to urgent care, and was immediately sent to the emergency room at Cottage Hospital. But there, they told he had nothing to worry about — a recent virus may have caused swollen lymph...

The first thing many notice when looking at Mission San Buenaventura is the large stone buttress that dominates the front of the church. It’s one of several that reinforce the old adobe structure. Unlike many of California’s missions, this church is largely original and has not been replaced or significantly rebuilt...

On 10/15/25, at about 2:19 pm, the Ventura Police Department received multiple 9-1-1 calls regarding an injury traffic collision between a motor vehicle and an electric bicycle in the 1300 block of Callens Road in Ventura. Patrol officers responded to the collision and found the cyclist unconscious with severe...

The annual Santa Ynez Scarecrow Festival takes place through the end of October. It is in five locations in the Santa Ynez Valley with numerous participants in the business community. The post Scarecrow Fest Bringing a Fall-Like Feel to the Santa Ynez Valley appeared first on News Channel 3-12 .

Press releases are posted on Independent.com as a free community service. Santa Barbara County, CA – 10/16/2025 – Now, one month after celebrating the 10th Anniversary Rally4Kids fundraiser, the United Boys & Girls Clubs of Santa Barbara County (UBGC) is reflecting with deep gratitude on a record-breaking event that...

It's home to more than 40 species of an endangered reptile.

Rooftop bar Arnie’s — the brainchild of Santa Barbara’s Arnie Sturham — is coming to Linden Square’s second story. Although there was a large banner up during the California Avocado Festival in early October stating the bar was “coming soon!,” owner Sturham told Coastal View News on Tuesday it’ll still be a few...

Chef Danny Grant, who helped establish Chicago’s Maple and Ash as a national steakhouse name, has opened Marisella in a prime resort location inside the Ritz-Carlton Bacara, just north of Santa Barbara. It takes cues from Grant’s pasta-centric menus at Etta with a clear focus on coastal Italian seafood. While the...