California isn’t just where we live—it’s where the rest of the world dreams of visiting. These eight magical day trips are ...

The Mendocino Headlands State Park surrounds the village on three sides, offering clifftop trails where you can watch the ...

Solvang Brick & Builds; April 5 and 6, 2025; $12.51 and up; Kids can build with LEGO bricks, LEGO pros will create whimsical worlds, and visitors can browse the bric ...

Adam McHugh, a Santa Ynez Valley-based author of books published viatraditional means, hit a wall when he proposed an ...

A builder’s remedy project in Solvang is seeing legal pushback. The S.Y. Valley Residents Association of California, a ...

SAUGATUCK — Saugatuck City Council has chosen a base-level plan for additional renovations at Village Square Park, and will now submit an application for a Recreation Passport Grant from the ...

Press releases are posted on Independent.com as a free community service. SOLVANG, CA –The City of Solvang Code Enforcement Division has launched a proactive wildfire preparedness initiative to help ...

The Village Square’s God Squad will present “America Fourth? (and other joyous schemes)” on Friday, April 4, noon-1 p.m. at Temple Israel, during its 15th season of programs featuring high ...

WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif. -- A preliminary magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck Southern California Sunday afternoon, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The quake hit the Westlake Village area ...