These are the best Halloween costume ideas for women, from Rosie the Riveter and Princess Leia to Marvel superheroes and pop ...

Jodi McGinnis, who has been involved in constructing and designing Zozobra for over 50 years, leads a team working tirelessly ...

Margaret Qualley plays a Bakersfield, California, private investigator in Ethan Coen's “Honey Don't.” Coen cowrote the film ...

The 103rd edition of SWAIA Indian Market held August 16 and 17, 2025, featured the best of what has come to be expected from ...

What did our critic think of PUEBLO REVOLT at Santa Fe Playhouse? Santa Fe Playhouse’s production of Pueblo Revolt, a new ...

In a new interview with 'Allure,' Mariah Carey reflected on the famous holiday look and why filming the 1994 music video wasn ...

Press releases are posted on Independent.com as a free community service. Santa Barbara, CA, June 24, 2025 – Over 300 children are back on campus this summer forUnited Way of Santa Barbara County’s ...

LA Opera's huge costume sale will brim with drama, fun, and fashion flair The public is invited to swan by the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion and browse, and buy, the storied clothes.

The Foodbank of Santa Barbara County to launch a new fundraising event called The Un-Gala on June 1.

The Santa Maria Valley Strawberry Festival kicked off at noon on Friday at the Santa Maria Fairpark. "The Strawberry Festival here at Santa Maria, it's been going on for about 58 years, so it's ...

This drunk man in Santa's costume was trying to make a grand entrance for his family, who was waiting for him. He jumped from the garage roof, only to fall awkwardly on the car's hood, making ...

At Valley View Elementary, Principal Karel is making a name for himself not just as a leader, but as a fun-loving, costume-wearing principal.