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The Santa Barbara Fair & Expo returns to Earl Warren Showgrounds for two thrilling weekends of entertainment, carnival ...

Is it just me or is winter really lingering this year? While I’ve been shivering my way through the week, anticipating the ...

Activities including First Thursday are part of the ongoing efforts to revitalize downtown Santa Barbara. A new non-profit has more plans ahead.

Two colossal housing projects totaling 1,127 units are headed for Santa Barbara's La Cumbre Plaza, but massive fears are ...

Professional Stylist Louis John has seen La Cumbre Plaza transform time and time again, but he says business has been ...

A New Era for Downtown Begins with Expanded Services and Revitalization Efforts Downtown Santa Barbara is entering a new ...

Prism Places, a commercial real estate management firm with $2.8 billion in assets under management, has been appointed to ...

US cities are vying to become the quantum computing capital, as analysts project the industry could add $1 trillion to the ...

Out-of-the-Box Theatre brings 'Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812' to Santa Barbara in a bold, immersive production at ...

MARY ESTHER, Fla. -- It’s been five years since more than 200 apartment units took over what used to be Belk at Santa Rosa Mall. Now, something similar could be coming to another abandoned store ...

Homeless people who live along public waterways and in other public spaces in Santa Barbara County will have less time to remove their belongings once notified, and less storage time in county hands.