American Riviera Takes Top Prize for Least Persuasive Digital Purgatory.
Fast-Spreading Flamboyant Lichen Appears in Rocky Nook Park
Invasive species threatens to overwhelm the local boulder population with virulent fanciness.
Santa Barbara Braces for Bio-Cataclysm as Last Trolls Wash Away with Rains
Yes, trolls are scary. But scarier still is the increasing homogeneity of our besieged biosphere.
SB Tourism Bureau: Post-Coital Palms Bad for Business
The Trees of Santa Barbara are exhibiting signs of performance fatigue.
Backside of Famous El Encanto Sign a Real Disappointment
Lousy-looking flipside of the beloved landmark disheartens surprised locals.
Doorway to Hell Realty Closes After 42-Year Run
Another longtime Santa Barbara business succumbs to market forces.
Regular-Looking Trees of Santa Barbara to Jacarandas: Scram!
Unloved green trees of the American Riviera have choice words for the lushly colored tricolpate pollen-bearers.
Man Starves to Death in Los Positas Roundabout
The Santa Barbara man entered the new traffic feature and apparently became lost.
Cash-Strapped Santa Barbara Repurposes Fleet of Service Droids
The former tech newsmakers are enjoying a second life as sweet-looking trash cans.
Santa Barbara Sports Fans: Those Indifferent to Sports Should Be Maimed
Namby-pambys who gather downtown in protest are handily rounded up and maimed.