American Riviera Takes Top Prize for Least Persuasive Digital Purgatory.
“Lifelike” Dog Statue Hasn’t Moved in Years, if Ever
Lifelikeness of the familiar Upper East Side statue is marred by ongoing immobility, locals complain.
Bermuda Triangle Abductees Materialize on Leadbetter Beach for Bathroom Break and Fries
Bewildered arrivistes hoarded ketchup packets and marveled at surroundings.
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 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.
Doorway to Hell Realty Closes After 42-Year Run
Another longtime Santa Barbara business succumbs to market forces.
Audubon: Santa Barbara’s Red Tiles Finishing Endangered Bobolink
Red tile roofs spell doom for the endangered and unimaginably rare bird.
Flamboyant, Fast-Spreading Lichen Appears in Rocky Nook Park
Invasive species threatens to overwhelm the local boulder population with virulent fanciness.
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.