When I shared my irritation with Steve, he simply said, “When you’re in front of people, some will, some won’t — so what?

The StripHair Gentle Groomer, developed in Santa Ynez and adopted worldwide, is manufactured in American and made to last.

It’s an outdated term, but people still use it to describe where lost pets end up: “the pound.” The term conjures up images ...

With a sigh of resignation, you cut your losses and start shoving the kids out the door. The dog, still hyped up, bolts out ...

It’s a rowdy pack of reader choices and editor picks, and represents only a smidgen of the entries. To see all of the very ...

As chock-full as this year’s Pets & Animals issue is — featuring stories on a culture change at our pound; how a master ...

When Shaun Tomson draws lines, people pay attention. More to the point, when Shaun Tomson draws lines, the future often ...

Press releases are posted on Independent.com as a free community service.

On Monday, Assemblymember Gregg Hart (D-Santa Barbara) announced that Assembly Bill 1039 advanced through the Assembly and moved ...

Courses at the NBJ began in March of 2022 and since then, over 70 college courses have been presented to incarcerated students. The education provided through these courses is coordinated through our ...

On Saturday, May 24th, the Pacifica Graduate Institute community gathered at the Hilton Santa Barbara Beachfront Resort to ...

A collection of books, new and old, to charm both children and the adults who read to them.