Fifty-six years ago, a disaster off the coast of Santa Barbara sparked the creation of Earth Day, a movement that continues to ...

This week, I sat down with one of Santa Barbara’s most prolific wine voices — Matt Kettmann, senior writer at The Santa Barbara Independent and a writer-at-large for Wine Enthusiast. With more than ...

“For even if there ain’t no money in poetry, it still offers clarity as golden as California’s sunshine, as life attesting as UC’s motto, Fiat Lux,” said George Yatchisin in his first recitation as ...

Property owner Gregg Petty describes what happened when a vehicle slammed into a duplex on Canon Perdido Street on Santa Barbara's Westside. Credit: Tom Bolton / Noozhawk photo Call it blind luck.

On Jan. 28, 1969, an oil well off the coast of Santa Barbara, California blew out, spewing so much crude into the Pacific Ocean that the oil slick covered 800 square miles. The disaster killed ...

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 best way to get around Santa Barbara is on foot. Most of the main attractions, shops and restaurants are all located within a 3-mile radius in the downtown area. Santa Barbara is also known ...

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Fifteen years after the Deepwater Horizon oil rig exploded off the Gulf Coast, killing 11 and sending 134 million gallons (500 million liters) of crude gushing into the ocean ...

Earth Day is celebrated worldwide on April 22, although for Santa Barbara, Earth Day means much more. For those who have ...