3+ day, 3+ hour ago   (174+ words) This Saturday, 20 farms and other agricultural organizations will give residents the opportunity to see where their food comes from during the eighth annual Santa Barbara County Farm Day. Farm Day is organized by Students for Eco-Education and Agriculture, a local…...

3+ day, 8+ hour ago   (1099+ words) Finding the right after-school program can make all the difference in a child’s growth, confidence and interests. As part of this year’s guide, we sat down with the people behind some of Santa Barbara’s leading after-school organizations to learn what…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (355+ words) Students separated by nearly eight decades gather around sewing machines inside Mary Jo Gabel’s Community Education classroom at Allan Hancock College. Among them is Rae Gibbs, 98, one of Hancock’s oldest current students. Gibbs has spent more than three decades taking…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (368+ words) Students separated by nearly eight decades gather around sewing machines inside Mary Jo Gabel’s Community Education classroom at Allan Hancock College. Among them is Rae Gibbs, 98, one of Hancock’s oldest current students. Gibbs has spent more than three decades taking…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (638+ words) [Noozhawk’s note: We republish news articles and commentaries from CalMatters on state and local policy issues that affect Santa Barbara County readers.] The latest nationwide tests of academic achievement reveal that in the two basic skills that kids need to…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (900+ words) A new school year means new friends, new teachers, and, at some Santa Barbara schools, new principals. Coming from Kern High School District, Valarie Labrentz is taking over for Dan Dupont, who was the principal at Santa Barbara Junior High…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (562+ words) Early education and family services nonprofit Carpinteria Children’s Project wants to add four outdoor classrooms to its campus to support its preschoolers with hands-on, nature-focused, bilingual learning. “We really wanted to have a piece of the campaign where the community…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (228+ words) Santa Maria High School Link Crew recently participated in the 13th Annual Day of Hope, a community-wide fundraiser benefiting Mission Hope Cancer Center and its efforts to support local cancer patients and their families. The campaign was a huge success, with…...

2+ week, 2+ hour ago   (657+ words) Members of UC Santa Barbara’s student media outlets will return to the university in September — but this time, not to their beloved home under Storke Tower. They are making way for maintenance on the iconic structure that has served as…...

2+ week, 10+ hour ago   (277+ words) Henry Woodruff, 18, of Solvang, a 12-year participant and graduate of Santa Barbara Strings, will be continuing his studies this fall as a Bachelor of Music student at the Juilliard School in New York under the tutelage of Misha Amory. Woodruff…...