Thanks to Noozhawk, I was able to report last month that our town was celebrating its 246th year of its founding at El ...

Take a step back in time with a visit to El Presidio de Santa Bárbara. The nearly 6-acre state historic park consists of restored buildings that make up the last Spanish military settlement built in ...

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Now in its fourth year, the Día de los Muertos Market & Craft Day at El Presidio de Santa Bárbara Historic Park — an event organized by the Mujeres Makers Market and Santa Barbara Trust for Historic ...

El Cuartel at El Presidio de Santa Bárbara is the oldest building in Santa Barbara and the second-oldest in California. (Bill Macfadyen / Noozhawk file photo via Instagram) As the American period in ...

Press releases are posted on Independent.com as a free community service. (SANTA BARBARA, CA) – Ahead of the long holiday weekend, the Santa Barbara Trust for Historic Preservation has announced that ...

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. -- El Presidio de Santa Bárbara will now be open to the public seven days a week, the Santa Barbara Trust for Historic Preservation announced on Thursday. The announcement comes ...