On February 25, the Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors will vote on raising their own salaries 48.8%, from $115,000 to $171,000 annually - a $56,000 increase.

Geoff Alexander lectures on the history and future of this local landmark on Feb. 20 at Santa Barbara Maritime Museum.

IN SHORT, the orchid is something beyond the beyond, even in a world of whimsical blossoms, which may be one reason it has ...

Teenage filmmaker Sheena Rock’s short, which screens this Saturday, explores the unintended beauty and ecological benefits of ...

Another new format on Thursday for the Santa Barbara International Film Festival (SBIFF) Cinema Vanguard Award: the two ...

Adrien Brody and Guy Pearce took the stage Thursday night to talk about what many are calling their best performances to date. “I’m ...

Many cultures celebrate the Lunar New Year, but the Chinese version is perhaps the best known. Santa Barbara often has Lunar New Year events, but they are not always well publicized. This year is the ...

After playing Joan Baez in "A Complete Unknown," Monica Barbaro is picking up a Virtuosos Award. The actor was honored on Sunday alongside a list of stars like Selena Gomez and Mikey Madison at the ...

A brush fire started up Wednesday evening in an area of Santa Paula between the Santa Clara River and Highway 126. The blaze was first reported shortly before 7 p.m. in the 600 block of Acacia Road.

At the conclusion of the second, Costner — a Santa Barbara local who co-wrote, directed, produced and stars in the film — will participate in a Q&A moderated by SBIFF executive director Roger ...

She was in Emergency Ward 10 and wrote several drama series, as well as a biography of her uncle, the Littlewoods mogul Sir John Moores Barbara Clegg, who has died aged 98, was an actress turned ...