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Edhat readers report a special event on San Marcos Road had skateboarders cruising down the hill on Saturday.

Patti shares a rockin' photo of a party at Circle Bar-B that went on without power.

An edhat reader reports a bear attempted to break into their home.

The Housing Authority of Santa Barbara recently purchased a 1.34-acre property at 200 N La Cumbre Road for $4,250,000.

An edhat reader reports a mountain lion was seen above Franceschi Park on Tuesday morning.

State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond visited Santa Barbara County Friday to meet with school, district, and county office administrators.

The Old Firehouse building at 1486 East Valley Rd in Montecito was purchased by an unnamed investor; the list price was $16 million.

Heal the Ocean provides a positive update on the drop-off Styrofoam recycling program.

An edhat reader reports a tree fell onto a roof on Milpas Street.

Max shares up-close photos of the damage done to the C130 Hercules plane that crashed at the Santa Barbara Airport Sunday evening.

An edhat reader documents piles of junk lying around the Santa Barbara Courthouse Sunken Gardens.

The City of Santa Barbara is putting out a call for artists to paint or sponsor for Pianos on State.

Community West Bank presented $30,000 in Anniversary Grants to six local non-profit organizations to commemorate the bank’s 30th anniversary

Westmont College welcomed the largest and most diverse group of incoming students for orientation this past Thursday.

An edhat reader shares photos of debris flow nets near San Ysidro falls.

A local investor has acquired 106,000 square feet of office and research & development space in Goleta for nearly $35 million.

Cols Lil Homer, a bay Quarter Horse gelding, celebrates his 20th birth year with his owner and rider Karen Jenkins of Santa Barbara, who is 80 years young, performing in a Century Club Ride at Earl Warren Showgrounds.

[Update] An edhat reader announces the suspected package thief was arrested by CHP in Hope Ranch.

Community West Bank employees and board members rang the Nasdaq Stock Market closing bell in Times Square last week.

Local activist groups urge California to protect aquifers from oil and gas operations in Santa Barbara County.

ABC's hit television singing competition "American Idol" is coming to Santa Barbara hosting live auditions on August 23. 

An edhat reader is reporting a lot of water flowing down APS on Sunday afternoon.

A local family is asking for the community's help to find a suspect who stole their vehicle from the Santa Barbara Harbor last week.

The Greek Festival is the longest continually running ethnic festival in Santa Barbara County.

On a Saturday morning in the Sta. Rita Hills, Kris Brown of Santa Barbara and Madelyn Vorgitch of Moorpark won the 5th Vintners 5 Miler by the Santa Barbara Vintners Foundation.

Talk show host Ellen DeGeneres and actor wife Portia de Rossi have sold their $23 million Carpinteria home.

Six brightly-colored, dynamic and functional public art “libraries” shaped as life-sized punctuation marks will arrive on State Street from mid-August through mid-October 2019.

Holly shares three tips local students can do right now to prepare for college. 

Chambers of Commerce from across Santa Barbara County are coming together to voice their support for the restart of ExxonMobil’s Santa Ynez Unit.

An edhat reader reports seeing three mountain lion cubs on La Goleta Road Friday morning.