Holiday Markets Popping Up Around Santa Barbara
A number of holiday and makers markets are popping up around Santa Barbara, giving residents and visitors places to buy unique gifts while getting a break from big box stores and online shopping. Every Sunday, residents can find the Santa Barbara Arts and Crafts Show on Cabrillo Boulevard from Stearns...
Ice in Paradise: Celebrating 10 Years of Community, Skating, and Impact in Santa Barbara
Giving Tuesday is a global day of generosity, but here in Santa Barbara County, it’s a chance to make a personal, local difference. At Noozhawk, we believe in the power of community and the impact that even small acts of kindness can have when directed close to home. Our...
Highway 101: Santa Barbara North Community Meeting Dec. 2
Final Segment of Highway 101 Widening Starts Spring 2026. The final segment of the Highway 101 widening project is moving forward. The public is invited to attend a community meeting on December 2 at 5:30 pm at the Cabrillo Pavilion to learn more about upcoming improvements and early pre-construction work.
State Report Reveals: Full Santa Ynez Reservoir Wouldn’t Have Maintained Palisades Hydrants, Sparks Intense...
Laist.com - 11/22/2025 12:35:07 AM. A recent state investigation into the Palisades Fire in California has revealed that even if the Santa Ynez reservoir had been full, it wouldn't have significantly impacted the firefighting efforts. The report stated that the water system lost pressure due to an insufficient flow...
BizHawk: Game Seeker Store Returns to Santa Barbara’s State Street in Time for Holidays
Store is back, and seemingly better than ever. The game store plans an official grand opening on Saturday, in a larger space and bursting with fun and entertainment. Owner Ingrid Estrella lost her lease at 537 State St. in March, ending a 20-year run for the store. However, Estrella, like any good gamer, knew how to...
Five people displaced after single-house fire in Goleta
GOLETA, Calif. (KEYT) – A single house fire displaced five people at the 100 block of St. George Place just before 9:00 p.m. Friday, according to the Santa Barbara County Fire Department. Fire crews knocked the flames down about a half hour later and contained the fire to just two rooms without any reported injuries,...
Downtown Santa Barbara Holiday Tree Lighting to Bring Road Closures on December 5
Street closures and parking restrictions will be in effect on State Street as the Downtown Santa Barbara Improvement Association (DSBIA) prepares for Annual Holiday Tree Lighting Block Party on Friday, December 5, 2025. According to DSBIA, no parking will be allowed along State Street between Sola and Victoria...
Collin Harmon: Lumen Wines Finds a Wild Edge in Coastal Sand and Pinot
Tucked into the cool coastal influence of Santa Barbara County, Lumen Wines continues to carve out a distinct identity rooted in place, philosophy and curiosity. In speaking with co-founder Will Henry, it becomes clear that the winery’s commitment to soil health, low intervention winemaking and transparency drives...
In boom-to-bust industry, two controversial pot operations are now history
An embattled Carpinteria Valley growing operation and a planned dispensary both fizzle out. Two cannabis projects that generated stiff neighborhood opposition in the western Carpinteria Valley — a “grow” on Foothill Road that was in bankruptcy and a cannabis dispensary that never got off the ground on Santa Claus...
Hundreds Rely On People Helping People’s Thanksgiving Food Distribution : It Takes a Team...
The Thanksgiving Food Distribution at People Helping People, an annual holiday ritual, is a team effort with 66 students, teachers, PHP staff, seasoned volunteers and new recruits joining together to share the bounty of the Santa Ynez and Los Alamos Valleys with the most vulnerable. Twenty fourth-grade students from...
