The Hotel Californian is simultaneously laid-back and elegant. The trendy boutique hotel is located mere steps from the beach, and has one of the best spas around. The buzzy, celebrity-approved hotel ...

What better way to distract oneself from the tumult of this past year than by jumping headfirst into the festive season! As the lights start to twinkle and our slice of paradise prepares for the ...

Bright orange California poppies and other colorful wild flowers fill the meadow at the. (Courtesy photo) Santa Barbara ...

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Santa Barbara, with fewer than 90,000 people, barely makes it into California’s 100 largest cities. But this coastal enclave has an outsize role in the state’s history. Settled by the Spanish as a ...

Locals on the hunt for holiday deals can now pass along the savings to their friends and family because Visit Santa Barbara ...

Annette McGuire and Adrian Arias, and a condor friend, show off the Santa Barbara Zoo's new Richard Block Conservation Hub. Credit: Elizabeth Leka / Noozhawk photo The Santa Barbara Zoo’s new ...

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. – The City of Santa Barbara issued the press release below in English and Spanish about what it has done to prepare for a fun and safe Old Spanish Days Fiesta. The QR code below ...