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As trending fashions change and popular styles evolve, the well-loved and always glamorous high heel has stood the test of ...

Movies have the power to enchant and draw viewers into new worlds — to help them see things in new and startling (and sometimes frightening) ways. Several films certainly belong on a list of ...

Charlie Palmer and Nayari Uribe Diaz, youth leaders with the Santa Barbara Bucket Brigade have been working Saturday mornings at Ellwood. They are part of the next generation of stewards. Uribe Diaz ...

Barbara Kruger is heading to Washington bearing the single word that has the power to shake the seat of government to its roots and cleave its sclerotic, deep-frozen deadlock. What is the word ...

The LA Times says, “McCormack has a kind of 20th century sass, a lively impertinence you find in classic Hollywood comedians like Barbara Stanwyck, Irene Dunne, and Rosalind Russell.” ...

It took less than 24 hours for Barbara Corcoran to find a buyer for her New York City penthouse. According to a report in Fortune, the Shark Tank investor sold her exquisite Fifth Avenue apartment ...

Santa Barbara, CA. May 19, 2025 – DignityMoves, the organization seeking to greatly reduce homelessness in Santa Barbara County, has received tremendous community and philanthropic support since it ...

The Santa Barbara Independent republishes stories from CalMatters.org on state and local issues impacting readers in Santa Barbara County. As lawmakers scramble to turbocharge post-fire recovery ...

If either sounds like you, it might be time to seek guidance. That’s where the Santa Barbara Writers Fest comes in. From June 20-22, the Santa Barbara Writers Conference is hosting an abridged version ...