Sunscreen transparency, local vandalism, and new concert announcement
Happy Galentine’s Day to all the ladies on the Central Coast! It's a day dedicated to friendship and empowering women. Vivian and I are looking forward to celebrate with this lovely forecast...
Cottage Health and Santa Barbara Unified School District Launch Cottage Health Careers Academy at...
Cottage Health and Santa Barbara Unified School District have entered a historic partnership to form Cottage Health Careers Academy at San Marcos High School, creating a new educational pathway for students interested in pursuing careers in healthcare. An expanded academy recently launched and is being developed with...
Hilltop Mediterranean-Style Villa With Ocean Views in Ortega Ranch Lists for $10.49 Million
A Mediterranean-style estate at 2240 Ortega Ranch Rd in Santa Barbara has been listed for $10.49 million, according to a listing on Redfin. The single-family residence is located in the Ortega Ranch area and sits above the coastline, with views of the ocean and surrounding mountains. Built in 1991, the...
Sinners, Saints, and Appalachian Vistas
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California to Weigh In on Fate of Platform Holly off Goleta’s Coast
Two miles off the coast of Goleta, Platform Holly rises from the Pacific. A 100-foot-tall steel industrial spire against the horizon, lit up like a modern constellation. Installed in 1966, Holly pumped oil for nearly five decades. Since closing in 2015 after the Refugio Oil Spill, the rig has stood idle — a relic of...
Drover’s Doughnuts Opens a New Location in Goleta
Drover’s Doughnuts marks a new chapter in its journey as a family-owned Central Coast business by opening its doors in Goleta. Located at 5745 Calle Real, where Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf used to be, this space is the company’s third location, with its original shop in Buellton and its second in Solvang, which opened in...
Man dead after train collision in Montecito
MONTECITO, Calif. (KEYT) – Montecito Fire crews helped take a man to the hospital after a train hit him near the City Sanitation District on the south side of the tracks. The man did not survive after an Amtrak train hit him just before 6:00 p.m., according to the Montecito Fire Department. Santa Barbara Police,...
Faith Leaders Sing and Pray in Goleta Target Store to Urge a Stand over...
More than 15 faith and community leaders joined residents in a peaceful demonstration outside the Goleta Target, demanding the corporation “do better” by publicly supporting and protecting immigrant communities. The protest comes amid recent ICE raids in Minneapolis, where Target is headquartered, that included the...
Pioneers of California Coffee Farm: Jay and Kristen Ruskey Die in Sudden Tragedy
Pioneers of California Coffee Farm: Jay and Kristen Ruskey Die in Sudden Tragedy. A cloud of sorrow hangs over the California Central Coast this week as the coffee community mourns the sudden loss of Jay and Kristen Ruskey, the husband-and-wife team who spearheaded the movement to grow commercial coffee in the...
Contemporary Drop-Down in Toro Canyon
Noteworthy new listings…. I wouldn’t have thought the area around the big curve where East Valley Road turns into Toro Canyon Road would be hilly enough to support a drop-down house, but here’s 2985 East Valley Road ($4 million), where only the garage is at street level, and the rest sits below. Built in 2023, it...
