This beautiful coastal city offers plenty of delightful regional wines, food, and history just north of Los Angeles ...

Joshua Ellis, owner of M. Special Brewing Co. on the 600 block of State Street in Santa Barbara, has kept his parklet but created a runoff underneath in case of a storm. He wants Santa Barbara to keep ...

Joshua Ellis, owner of M. Special Brewing Co. on the 600 block of State Street in Santa Barbara, has kept his parklet but created a runoff underneath in case of a storm. He wants Santa Barbara to keep ...

In 2022, I started trekking up to Santa Barbara more frequently. This part of the Central Coast wasn’t unfamiliar to me but suddenly I felt compelled to immerse myself in the culture of the ...

The City of Santa Barbara wants restaurants, such as The Lark, to go through a pre-application permitting process for outdoor dining on private property. (Joshua Molina / Noozhawk photo) The COVID-19 ...

Five years ago, Santa Barbara hosted its first-ever Vegan Chef Challenge, a nationwide initiative founded by the nonprofit organization Vegan Outreach that aims to cultivate enthusiasm for vegan food ...

With Santa Barbara and Montecito’s proximity to the Pacific Ocean, it’s no wonder the charming Central Coast towns have so many superlative options for sushi. Local catches like Santa Barbara uni, ...

During the pandemic, Santa Barbara city government scrambled to rescue the abandoned downtown by passing emergency codes allowing restaurants to expand to relatively healthier, less confined outdoor ...

The outdoor patio at historic Arnoldi’s Cafe in Santa Barbara makes for a serene, charming dining atmosphere. Courtesy of Mike McGinley An idyllic sunset in Santa Barbara, Calif. Mike loved capturing ...

This affluent Southern California enclave is known for its A-list residents—including Gwyneth Paltrow and Meghan Markle—as ...