The Sta. Rita Hills earned AVA status in 2001 after years of dedication from pioneering local winemakers including Richard Sanford, Bryan Babcock, and Rick Longoria. Covering 30,720 total acres with ...

Tucked between undulating vineyards and oak-dappled hillsides, Paso Robles remains one of California’s best-kept secrets – a place where Mediterranean beauty meets Wild West charm without the crushing ...

Since late 2024, Santa Barbara has seen some stellar new projects debut or reopen, like French bistro Bar Lou and the extensive renovation to Stearns Wharf’s longstanding Harbor Restaurant.

The City of Santa Barbara, for one, plans to merge the state map with its Community Wildfire Protection Plan, which already identified many of the state’s new hazardous areas. Still, the new maps show ...

Getting ‘Sideways’ in Buellton – 20 years after the cult fave movie came out – means a weekend of wine tasting, hiking and delicious explorations.

Bar Lou 1198 Coast Village Rd, Santa Barbara, CA 93108; Helmed by Brandon Boudet and Warner Ebbink, the culinary duo behind Carpinteria’s Little Dom’s Seafood and L.A.’s Little Dom’s, Bar ...

France has long been established as one of the most respected wine-making countries in the world as it produces some of the world’s finest vintages. However, the U.S. has several wine regions ...

For more evacuation details and latest updates, see Santa Barbara County’s emergency map. The fire started around 4 p.m. Friday, July 5, near Zaca Lake, in Los Padres National Forest.

This two-bedroom, two-bathroom unit, built in 1975, had plenty of light, parking for three cars, and a big yard with a patio, storage shed, cacti and fruit trees.

Streets across the California coastal city of Santa Barbara were flooded amid torrential rains on Thursday as a slow-moving storm walloped Southern California. The storm dropped some of the ...

Last month, Santa Barbara was rocked when a video of a woman railing against a Latino construction worker went viral. Now she's been charged after the release of a second video.

There are multiple locations, including one in Santa Barbara proper, but the Goleta location is the place to be. Location 7060 Hollister Ave, Goleta, CA 93117, USA ...