It’s a history that some local historians say has been erased. “When you walk through the neighborhood right now, for ...

Take a step back in time with a visit to El Presidio de Santa Barbara. The nearly 6-acre state historic park consists of restored buildings that make up the last Spanish military settlement built ...

from its origins as a Chumash settlement to the establishment of the Santa Barbara Presidio and Mission during Spanish colonization. It further traces how the 1925 earthquake became a turning ...

Press releases are posted on Independent.com as a free community service.

Presidio by Candlelight is a rare opportunity to experience the Presidio after dark. Listen to Chumash stories by an open fire, visit our Nihonmachi Revisited exhibit about Santa Barbara’s Japantown, ...

More than 500 people attended the Lunar New Year Family Festival last weekend, far surpassing organizer Jenny Mazanec's expectations. Mazanec, principal ...

Among the trendy cafes and rows of preserved colonial Spanish style buildings in Santa Barbara, CA sits the El Presidio parking lot. There sunlight shimmers down on a lonesome sign colored in ...

Jun 5, 2020 Jun 5, 2020 Updated Jul 14, 2021 What do Foxen Canyon Road in Los Olivos, the community of Sisquoc, the American army capturing the Santa Barbara Presidio in 1846, an elementary school ...

It's the year of the Snake, which means its time to shed off bad energy and enjoy some community fun! Here's what's going on ...

The plush hotel is downtown-adjacent in the historic Presidio neighborhood, inside the former Santa Barbara School of the Arts. The Arts District brims with creativity, so immerse yourself in ...

The community is invited to join a two-night Lunar New Year celebration commemorating Santa Barbara's Chinatown, 6:30-10 p.m. Jan. 31-Feb. 1 at El ...