Santa Barbara, CA—On Wednesday, January 22, more than sixty people gathered to pay tribute to the late President Jimmy Carter ...

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After playing Joan Baez in "A Complete Unknown," Monica Barbaro is picking up a Virtuosos Award. The actor was honored on Sunday alongside a list of stars like Selena Gomez and Mikey Madison at the ...

Last week three retail stores in the downtown Santa Barbara announced they would be closing. Volcom and Billabong, located in ...

Ariana Grande, Selena Gomez, Demi Moore and a bunch more celebs trekked up north to a historic city along the California coast for a film festival.

Demi Moore fans had the opportunity to watch several of her films at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival. On Sunday ...

At the conclusion of the second, Costner — a Santa Barbara local who co-wrote, directed, produced and stars in the film — will participate in a Q&A moderated by SBIFF executive director Roger ...

She was in Emergency Ward 10 and wrote several drama series, as well as a biography of her uncle, the Littlewoods mogul Sir John Moores Barbara Clegg, who has died aged 98, was an actress turned ...

Credit: Courtesy photo Erin Graffy, Santa Barbara’s preeminent socialite, elegant emcee, and passionate historian and author, has died. Graffy authored “How to Santa Barbara,” a popular romp ...

Ty Warner, the enigmatic Beanie Babies mogul and owner of the historic Four Seasons Biltmore Santa Barbara and multiple other properties, has found himself at the center of this budding art scandal.

The Santa Ana winds that fanned the fires devastating Southern California were forecast to return as firefighters scrambled to douse the deadly blazes that have destroyed more than 10,000 homes ...

By Scott Feinberg Executive Editor of Awards The 40th Santa Barbara International Film Festival, which is set to take place Feb. 4-15, one day longer than previous editions, in recognition of its ...