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The community is invited to kick off Old Spanish Days with the annual DIGS celebration, Thursday, July 31 at the Santa Barbara Zoo. Co-hosted by the Santa ...

Ditch the car and let the landscape roll by. These unforgettable California train rides offer jaw-dropping views, hidden gems ...

The best time to visit Santa Barbara is from March to May or from September to November. Temperatures are fairly mild year-round, with average highs hovering in the 60s and 70s, but traveling in ...

The Santa Barbara County Fair is officially underway in Santa Maria. Rides, livestock, and deep-fried everything are drawing ...

After the war, the airport faced the same problem as Ince Field. Its short runways couldn’t accommodate modern jet planes.

Joe Wein buys a lot of books, intrigued by the subject, but he doesn't always read them from cover to cover. But a decade or so ago the Los Angeles-based filmmaker happened to see a copy of Mainer ...

So happy smogiversary, Los Angeles. We can breathe a lot easier than we used to, but don't let that fool you — we still have ...

Asilomar State Beach has tide pools and soft sand dunes. The Pacific Grove Museum of Natural History teaches about local ...