The Santa Barbara Planning Commission is backing rules to curb noise, parties and overcrowding. The city council vote is expected this spring.

After a year of loss, Betsy Andrews returns to the deep calm and natural wonder of this eight-island archipelago stretching from Santa Barbara south to San Diego.

Author Elizabeth Gilchrist revisits her hometown in a new pair of novellas and a March 19 talk at Chaucer’s Books.

The state’s Coastal Commission and Coastal Conservancy also mark five decades since forming, entities that have helped shape ...

With sunsets, dolphins, disco, and rainy-day first dances, these weddings prove there’s no place like Santa Barbara.

Acing the golden rule of real estate (location, location, location), the recently renovated property offers fun in the sun ...

Acing the golden rule of real estate (location, location, location), the recently renovated property offers fun in the sun for the whole family. By Stacia Datskovska If you purchase an independently ...

Park Hotels & Resorts Inc. ("Park" or the "Company") (NYSE: PK) today announced results for the fourth quarter and full-year ...

A well-known Santa Barbara couple died mysteriously this week, leaving behind three children and a host of unanswered questions. Coffee and exotic-fruit farmers John and Kristen Ruskey were found dead ...

Metrolink, the regional commuter rail service for greater Los Angeles, was in talks to extend its service to Santa Barbara, but that plan fell apart in 2025. The proposed commuter rail service still ...

Despite ongoing concerns about affordability, a Central Coast city is moving forward with plans to expand the high-end 24-acre Hilton Santa Barbara Beachfront Resort by adding 73 rooms across from the ...