Discover the top outdoor design spots in Santa Barbara. Patios, cozy nooks, and backyard gems that blend style and comfort ...

Santa Barbara International Orchid Show: The 77th annual show, with the 2025 theme “Exotic Gardens,” includes garden exhibits, floral arrangements, marketplace of orchid plants, orchid-theme ...

As the region’s largest employer, UC Santa Barbara contributes more than $2 billion in both direct and indirect economic impacts to the region. The university has long had a significant and visible ...

SANTA BARBARA, Calif.- It's not too late to make plans to see the Santa Barbara Symphony on New Year's Eve. On Tuesday, the symphony will perform from 8:30 to 10 p.m. at The Granada Theatre.

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. — The Granada Theatre in Santa Barbara is celebrating 100 years. In honor of the milestone, they are hosting a special film series called "Santa Barbara Home Movies." ...

A two-concert residency by renowned violinist Gil Shaham, a Mozart marathon with eight masterworks performed over two days, and a Brahms requiem in community collaboration are among the highlights of ...

What to Know Centennial Festival Weekend at the Granada Theatre in Santa Barbara April 12-14, 2024 Katharine McPhee, Billy Valentine, and the Pacific Jazz Orchestra are part of the weekend-long ...

The historical eight-story Granada Theatre on State Street in Santa Barbara is no stranger to disaster. Just one year after its construction in 1924, it survived an earthquake.

A sprinkler alarm at The Granada Theatre in downtown Santa Barbara sent a city fire engine crew to the century-old building on Wednesday afternoon. The firefighters found the stage awash in water ...

FILE: A cannabis growing operation, left, that was constructed in March is seen next to Fiddlestix Vineyard, right, in the Santa Ynez Valley northwest of Santa Barbara, Calif., on Aug. 6, 2019.

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 ...