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

Cliff Maurer is out as Public Works director for the City of Santa Barbara, Noozhawk has learned. His last day will be Wednesday. Maurer was hired in June ...

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. Ya gotta see the photos ... the "Wicked" star ...

The most expensive hotel transaction last year in the North Bay was the Hyatt Regency Santa Rosa, which sold for $55 million, ...

In its 40th year, the Museum of Sonoma County welcomed new Executive Director Karen Wise, who left Los Angeles Jan. 17 amid a firestorm that nearly threatened her southeast Santa Monica home.

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

The Foodbank of SBC will open a new 57,000 square foot warehouse at 82 Coromar Drive on March 1. Nicknamed “Sharehouse,” the ...