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The Maltin Modern Master Award honors people who’ve significantly impacted culture through their work in film.

Santa Barbara is moving forward with its State Street revitalization efforts, focusing on pedestrian safety, accessibility, ...

It's nearly impossible to miss with its shops, art galleries, theaters and attractions, including the Santa Barbara Museum of ... Sola and Gutierrez streets. Visit on Tuesday from 3 to 6:30 ...

With all this and so much more, it may be challenging to figure out how to fit all of the places you want to see into one or ... Los Angeles and Santa Barbara and offer recreational activities ...

Singers and scribes have waxed poetic for decades about the best beaches in California—here, find our favorites.

Things to Do in California - Seasonal Highlights . California's diverse array of landscapes – beaches, lakes, forests, mountains and deserts – make it one of th ...

“They have this naivete and their hopefulness about what’s possible in terms of storytelling and good works and all those things ... to belong to Santa Barbara; no one Vanity Fair spoke ...

When I went to Europe for the first time in my young 20’s, I decided to stay for 4 months with nothing but a backpack full of clothes and two pairs of shoes. Most of the time, I looked very grungy — ...

As you wander down the streets of Solvang, you’ll find yourself transported to a world that feels far removed from the hustle ...

Alfred “Alfie” Farrand grew up in Manchester, England, traveled around the world, and lived in Winnipeg, Vancouver, Florida ...

IN SHORT, the orchid is something beyond the beyond, even in a world of whimsical blossoms, which may be one reason it has ...