A Santa Barbara surfing icon, a standout goofy-footer in the Rincon-centric world of regular-footers, an early adopter of the shortboard revolution alongside master shaper Al Merrick, a filmmaker in ...

Beachgoers, keep an eye out on the waves for the next couple of days.  The National Weather Service is warning residents of ...

Ian Grose didn’t celebrate too hard on Saturday night. After receiving career-defining kudos from his idols and peers, the 23 ...

At dusk, in Santa Barbara, the air cools. Tourists and residents commence their nightly ritual of bar-hopping and carousing. Live music echoes. Craft cocktails, sumptuous small bites are served. The ...

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (KEYT) The Santa Barbara Surf Film Festival celebrated its 5th event. The two-day festival took place at the Lobero Theatre. Surfers and surfing film fans came out. The festival ...

The body of a surfer was discovered in Santa Barbara on Thursday. According to reports, just after 1:30pm, authorities were called regarding a surfboard floating 100 yards off Refugio Beach. A rescue ...

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (KEYT) - One of the best ways to empower and strengthen a person's mental health in order to better ride life's big waves, is through surfing. Just ask Shaun Tomson. The 1977 ...

Press releases are posted on Independent.com as a free community service. Santa Barbara, CA – Don’t miss the surf film event of the year. On Friday, June 14 at 7 PM, award-winning filmmaker Josh Pomer ...

Surfer-turned-songwriter Jack Johnson and soft rockers Train are the latest two acts added to the summer 2026 lineup at the ...