The Shark Is Broken Will Bow at California’s Laguna Playhouse
Three years after its Broadway run, The Shark is Broken will arrive in Laguna Beach, California with the The Ensemble Theatre Company of Santa Barbara’s production, running at Laguna Playhouse March 4-22. An official opening night is set for March 8. The cast will feature Will Block as Richard...
Storm debris removal at Pierpont Beach Feb 12–20
Storm debris removal at Pierpont Beach Feb 12–20 Starting February 12, the City will remove large storm debris such as tree trunks and branches over 5 inches from Pierpont Beach and Marina Park Beach. The work will continue through February 20 to help prevent damage during future winter storms.
Somebody To Love, Featuring ’70s Rock Hits, Sets West Coast World Premiere
Somebody to Love: A New Musical will make its world premiere on the West Coast this spring. The '70s rock jukebox musical will play the Karyn Jackson Theater in Ventura, California March 25-April 12. Sean Daniels (The White Chip) is directing. Written by Robert Sternin and Prudence Frase, (The Nanny),...
The 2026 Rincon Classic proved to be a real classic
The Rincon Classic is less about crowning champions, and more about being crowned by the Queen of the Coast in an annual circle of community deep in surfing tradition, legacy and lore. From the kids under 10 years old to the 80-year-old Super Legends, friends, family and spectators gather to tell stories, watch the...
Ventura Housing Suit Settled: Livable Ventura, developers reach agreement on Two Eleven project
Leaders of a Ventura nonprofit with a goal of ensuring property developers follow established codes and respect Ventura’s culture and history are taking credit for lowering the height of three downtown housing projects. Livable Ventura issued a Jan. 29 press release regarding the 94-unit, six-story Two Eleven project...
The Unintended Consequences of a Small-Water-Bottle Ban
As representatives of Santa Barbara’s Latino business community, we support policies that strengthen the local economy while protecting our environment and everything that makes the Central Coast a vibrant place to live. We live, work, and raise families here. For that reason, we are concerned that a newly proposed...
Hundreds of Students Walk Out of San Marcos, Santa Barbara High Schools to Protest...
On Tuesday, hundreds of students walked out of San Marcos and Santa Barbara high schools, spurred by the recent actions of ICE agents in their neighborhoods. Fear has spread across school campuses, students reported. Some have personally witnessed the increasingly aggressive tactics used by ICE — others repeatedly...
Opinion: The positive impact that music has on teens’ lives
Dragons at Foothill Technology High School (Foothill Tech) listen to music on a daily basis, whether it be through the passing of a shop’s loudspeaker or the background to their study session. Music continues to be a major aspect of these students’ personal and academic lives, but does music have an overall...
Motor School with Quinn Redeker: Picking Up What You’re Putting Down
Just then, something caught his eye. Working traffic enforcement on his BMW R 1200 RT-P, Corporal Jeff Corbin zeroed in on a Romance Red Mazda Miata executing an illegal left-hand turn. And thanks to three heaping scoops of pre-workout before his gym session, Jeff was like a carnivorous bird of prey, divebombing down...
Ashlee Buzzard absent from latest court hearing; proceedings move forward
The case against a Vandenberg Village woman charged with murdering her young daughter went back before a Lompoc judge on Wednesday.
