Founded in 1911 by a group of Danish-Americans seeking to escape the harsh Midwestern winters, Solvang has blossomed into a ...

Solvang: a little slice of Denmark in the heart of California, where you can eat your weight in pastries, pretend you’re a ...

We may be getting round 2 of The Adventures Of Priscilla Queen Of The Desert. In a wide ranging career tribute and ...

Adrien Brody and Guy Pearce took the stage Thursday night to talk about what many are calling their best performances to date. “I’m ...

Imagine driving through California’s sunlit streets, approaching a crosswalk that tells you to “SLOW.” But something’s off — it’s misspelled: “SOLW.” The ...

A Californian Visual Language” at UCSB’s Art, Design & Architecture Museum explores how artists use text to challenge ...

I think Santa Barbara has the best panels of any film festival.  The writers, producers, women's, international features, ...

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At the Santa Barbara Film Festival writers panel, Jesse Eisenberg, Mona Fastvold, Peter Straughan, and more dig into their process.

The Art, Design & Architecture Museum at UC Santa Barbara is pleased to announce the hire of Ana Briz as Assistant Director ...

Architects Roland F. Sauter and E. Keith Lockard, were on a roll. They had recently designed the City Hall building and the ...

The Santa Barbara City Council has passed a set of sweeping new design standards intended to bring developers more certainty in the process, while also ...