Hundreds of people started 2024 by participating in the 8th annual Santa Barbara Polar Dip. Hugh Margerum and Julie DeAngelis have organized the dip since 2017. This year, they teamed up with the ...

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. - The public is invited to start the New Year with a refreshing dip into the ocean as part of the Santa Barbara Polar Dip. It is an event that started in 2017 with organizers ...

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 ...

Santa Barbara’s Stearns Wharf has historically housed casual seafood joints that serve clam chowder, crab legs and fresh Santa Barbara uni. Though it's been a while since the pier has welcomed a ...