Nestled in the heart of Santa Barbara, The Upham Hotel offers a unique boutique experience with 50 elegantly designed ...

Santa Barbara International Orchid Show was back for its 77th season. The theme: 'Exotic Gardens'. Merlie and I attended the ...

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Santa Barbara’s vibrant food culture is experiencing a renaissance, thanks to the innovative Taste Makers Market—a unique pop ...

The best time to visit Santa Barbara is from March to May or from September to November. Temperatures are fairly mild year-round, hovering in the 60s and 70s, but traveling in early spring or fall ...

The City of Santa Barbara has announced that free self-serve sandbag stations have been set up today and will remain open ...

This weekend’s Santa Barbara International Orchid Show is one of the largest and oldest orchid shows in the country, with ...

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Protecting our water starts with understanding what’s in it. That’s exactly what interns with the Goleta Water Quality Monitoring ...

Now in its 55th year, the Santa Barbara Earth Day Festival will return to Alameda Park April 26-27. This year’s theme Our Power, Our Planet invites the ...

It’s almost time for the Southern California Museums “Free-For-All” day, when people can visit a host of museums for free.

Harry's Santa Barbara outing comes after the launch of his wife's new Netflix show titled, With Love, Meghan, which aired on 4 March. Ahead of the series airing, Harry sweetly surprised the former ...