The official start of summer this year will be on June 21. I think most of us think of the Memorial Day weekend as the ...

Santa Barbara County Fair lowering ticket prices, expanding dates ...

The Ventura County Fair has kicked off its reveal of grandstand acts. Iration will play the fair on July 31. Iration, the ...

Press releases are posted on Independent.com as a free community service. From left: Hospice of Santa Barbara’s Maritza Torres-Benitez, Bilingual Community Liaison, answers questions about Advance ...

SANTA MARIA, Calif. (KEYT) - Santa Maria Fairpark leadership is announcing a series of sweeping changes that are intended to transform the city's biggest event center into a more modern, functional ...

So far in 2026 we have been on a rollercoaster as far as our weather is concerned. Kevin Merrill of Mesa Vineyard Management is a board member of the Santa Barbara County Farm Bureau and director on ...

So far in 2026 we have been on a rollercoaster as far as our weather is concerned. From an unseasonably warm winter to a cool and wet spring. In our vineyards, we have some vines with fruit that has ...

The Santa Maria Fairpark and Helm & Sons Amusements have expanded their longstanding partnership, and are reshaping how major events are run at the park, with officials pointing to increased ...

Crews put together carnival rides for the Santa Barbara Fair and Expo, which opens Thursday night at Earl Warren Showgrounds. Credit: Pricila Flores / Noozhawk photo It’s that time of year, the annual ...

The new commuter rail service between Ventura and Santa Barbara counties will launch May 4. It has been six years since Amtrak ran trains between the two counties at common commute times, even though ...

The Santa Barbara County Parks Department has announced its first-ever Spring Fair at the Cachuma Lake Recreation Area. This free event will take place within Cachuma Lake’s Lanford Memorial Grove on ...