Food
The Miramar Dishes Up a Unique Dining Experience to Share
The Rosewood Miramar Beachfront Resort brings its ’Bounty’ series back this summer.
Community
Caffeine Meets Community at Santa Barbara’s Inaugural Coffee Culture Fest
The first event of its kind on the Central Coast is at the Marjorie Luke Theatre on March 28.
Film & TV
TV Review | Let’s All Meet at the Boy Aquarium and Fall in Love with a Rivalry
'Heated Rivalry' takes the internet by storm and should be your next watch.
Richelle Boyd’s 2025 in Review
The 2025 favorites from the Indy's Marketing, Promotions, & Events manager.
Music
Aly & AJ Close Out Their Tour at the Arlington Theatre
Sisters Aly & AJ will be in Santa Barbara November 9.
The Sales Dream Team Celebrates the Best
Despite what the dictionary says, sales isn’t really about selling — it’s about connecting. Connecting people with products, services, and
Visual Arts
‘Lament’ by Nancy Gifford Is the Santa Barbara Community’s Favorite Piece of Public Art
Public art and contest winners were celebrated at the 2025 Santa Barbara Beautiful Awards.
Traveling for Friends, Family, and Wine
Among his other Independent duties over the years, our senior writer and Full Belly Files columnist Matt Kettmann started covering
Next Generation of Journalists
This week, we want to celebrate our interns who turned their tassels and threw up their hats this past weekend as they graduated from UC Santa Barbara.
Community
Santa Barbara Celebrates Juneteenth Joy
Black Independence Day brings hundreds to Plaza Del Mar Park.
Music
Review | Khruangbin Brought the Funk Zone to Town
The musical trio electrified the Santa Barbara Bowl with funky, psychedelic sounds.
Save Scraps and Start an Indoor Garden
Save Scraps and Start an Indoor Garden Propagating Vegetables Is a Quick and Thrifty Way to Grow Your Own Food
Theater
Theater Review | ‘Vashe Zdorov'ye’ to ‘Natasha, Pierre, and the Great Comet of 1812’
Out of the Box Theatre’s latest musical production is worth raising a glass to.
Voices
Trump Administration Has More Plans in the Pipeline
What all of the executive orders have in common is that they either came directly out of Project 2025 or have bits and pieces of it woven into their details.
Leah’s Lucrative Ad Work
This week, we want to introduce you to one of our team members, Leah Brewer! Join us in taking a
Maggie Shares Magnificent Marriages
Tales of weddings are too sweet to resist, and one of our writers for this year’s wedding issue, Maggie Yates,
Richelle Boyd’s 2024 in Review
Richelle Boyd wraps up some of her favorite stories for the year.
Ingrid’s Illustrious Images
Capturing the perfect photo is no easy task, but one of our photographers, Ingrid Bostrom, makes it look effortless. Bostrom
Books
A Blissful Sit-Down with Anne Lamott at the Arlington in Santa Barbara
Anne Lamott talks about joy and love through difficult times.
Don’s Days in Italy
It’s the season of trips at the Indy, and our Web Content Manager Don Brubaker just got back from a
Christina’s Cultivating Coverage
This week, we want to introduce you to our Mickey Flacks Fellow, Christina McDermott. She’s been all over town, covering
Your Main Squeeze for News
Like many of you, we spent our past weekend enjoying the sun at the Goleta Lemon Festival. We want to
Kenney on the Scene
The newspaper business is all hands on deck for getting out on the streets and finding stories in our community.
Fiesta Family Fun
It’s not often that our readers get to know our contributors, who write for our paper on top of the
Shannon Serves Parenting Suggestions
A new column popped up in our pages last month and is now making its second debut: Mom Brain. This
Fiery Photojournalist Luke
When it comes to covering stories like the Lake Fire we’ve been reporting on, we need all hands on deck.
Voices
“kamala IS brat” and Has My Vote
Kamala Harris has taken Gen Z by storm and embraced being “Brat.”
Meet our Mickey Flacks Fellow Margaux
Meet Marguax Lovely, who has been covering everything from politics and crime to health and community. Lovely is now part
A Rich Respite
Here at the Independent, our Office Manager Tanya Spears Guiliacci has a little hand in everything. She is the Indy’s
Taking On Mortgages and More
Meet our newest real estate columnist, Austin Lampson. Lampson has spent the last quarter-century helping her clients balance math and
Ready to Rock Retirement
Our Accounting Administrator Tobi Feldman has always kept busy with payroll and billing, keeping our paper running from the other
Community
MOXI Celebrates Millionth Visitor
Santa Barbara’s MOXI Museum marks the milestone with music, fun, and prizes.
Indy Kids Celebrate Big Steps
Many Santa Barbara schools are now out for the summer, but we have a few more celebratory bells to ring!
Indy Staff Celebrates Big Steps
Many Santa Barbara schools are now out for the summer, but we have a few more celebratory bells to ring!
Last Weeks in the Newsroom
With graduation just around the corner, we want to celebrate our Indy interns who are turning their tassels. This week,
The 'Indy’s' Furry Friends
Here at the Independent, we love all our cover stories equally, but when pets and animals are involved, we can’t
Stepping Into Sales
Our readers are often familiar with our writers, but it’s not too often they get to see our business staff
Braving Comedy & Behind-The-Scenes
A new byline will often catch attention, but it’s rare that a new name on our long staff list gets
Feeding the Artist Drive
Santa Barbara is a ripe area for writers, and our Indy intern Kira Logan has been writing up stories from
Community
Festival Fun at Santa Barbara Earth Day
Sun shines on the planet at the annual celebration of all things green.