Luxury events and rental company Bliss Beach has teamed up with the City of Santa Barbara for The Barbara, a European-inspired day club set on the shores of East Beach. By Tim Chan Santa Barbara is ...

No need to bookmark—get it straight to your inbox. Santa Barbara’s grand Hotel Californian has endured for nearly a century—the Spanish Colonial Revival hotel was built in 1925—but a makeover in 2017 ...

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 as a ...

Could our modern model of outdoor relaxation — a k a “going to the beach” — be made any more relaxing? A quest to solve that quandary is now in full swing on Santa Barbara’s sandiest stretch of ...

Mila Kunis and Ashton Kutcher are offering their Santa Barbara County oceanfront oasis for a family getaway, one night only. Starting Wednesday, August 16 at 10 a.m., through Airbnb, families of four ...

Ever since Middle Age–d Scots started smacking balls with sticks across their grassy lowlands, people have found golf to be an excellent way to commiserate with friends and enjoy the great outdoors ...

Below, you’ll find a list of courses near Santa Barbara, CA. There are 10 courses within a 15-mile radius of Santa Barbara, 6 of which are public courses and 4 are private courses. There are 7 18-hole ...

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. - The biggest Central Coast Fourth of July entertainment show will take place on West Beach with a day-long entertainment event leading up to the colorful Santa Barbara fireworks ...

Avery Drost returns to Santa Barbara's East Beach for the AVP Next-Santa Barbara Open. Drost, a Westmont alum, and partner Diego Perez are the No. 1 seed in the men's division. (Ken Delgado photo) ...

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. - One of the coolest car shows in one of the coolest settings will be held this Saturday, July 29th on the lawn at Santa Barbara City College's West Campus. Woodies at the Beach ...

Cora Loomer, shown playing for San Marcos, is the No. 2 seed for the Santa Barbara Women's Open. Her partner is Kara Namimatsu of Redondo Beach. (Noozhawk file photo) Started in the Baby Boomer ...

Mona Holmes is an editor at Eater Southern California/Southwest, a regular contributor at KCRW radio, and a 2022 James Beard Award nominee. It’s challenging to find a better year-round destination ...