Santa Barbara CA

The SBUnified PEAC Summer Institute, now in year 13, supported students who are first in their family to attend college, to engage in summer opportunities to conduct university-level research, attend an international leadership and entrepreneur conference, and enroll in college courses before high school. These...

For more than three decades, The Bagel Café has been a cherished part of Isla Vista’s culinary fabric—a gathering place where tradition and creativity collide over hand-rolled bagels and hearty, comforting fare. Now, with the family’s latest venture, IV Pizza, they’re continuing that legacy in Isla Vista, bringing a...

A group of Santa Barbara Boy Scouts hiking deep in the wilderness of the central Sierra Nevada came across a man who, by all appearances, wasn’t supposed to be there. “He just looked like — basically looked like a homeless guy,” said Scoutmaster M.J. Hey. “He was struggling a bit.”

Behind an unassuming counter window in sleepy San Roque lies the solution to a code-red problem we’ve had in Santa Barbara for some time now: A major shortage of great fried chicken. Luckily, local culinary heroes Ryan Simorangkir and Tyler Peek have leaped to our rescue with the recent...

I can’t say I’ve ever paid too much attention to lichen in my life or thought about it ever, but after visiting the Join the Enlichenment exhibit at the Santa Barbara Botanic Garden, lichen has been on my mind. This exhibit at the Santa Barbara Botanic Garden, open through December 7, invites all to learn about the...

* WHAT…Hot daytime conditions with high temperatures of 85 to 95. degrees expected, and warm overnight conditions. * WHERE…San Luis Obispo County Inland Central Coast and Santa. Barbara County Inland Central Coast. * WHEN…Until 9 PM PDT this evening. * IMPACTS…There is a high risk for heat...

This pavilion at the Santa Barbara zoo used to be a less-attractively named exhibit. "It used to be called the Eeeww Pavilion," explained Whitney Roemer, Education Supervisor of Animal Experiences and Engagement at the Santa Barbara Zoo. "I didn't love, when people came in, they just assumed everything was EW-y,"...

••• The rooftop space at Linden Square has a tenant: Arnie Sturham, former owner of The Treehouse Café, a restaurant and music venue on Bainbridge Island outside Seattle. He plans on opening a bar here called Arnie’s. More details in good time…. ••• Dom’s Taverna...

As summer draws to a close and students prepare to return to school, the Santa Barbara Police Department reminds all drivers to make safety a top priority during the upcoming Back-to-School Month by slowing down, following the speed limit and being extra careful driving through school zones. “During Back-to-School...

The train has been delayed. The plan to launch Metrolink service from Ventura County to Santa Barbara and Goleta has been delayed until January at the earliest. Officials hoped to launch it this year, possibly in October, but a series of changes amid last-minute negotiations and other bureaucracy have slowed the...