Pianist Robert Cassidy, courtesy photo. Posted on May 20 by SEASONS Magazine The Santa Barbara Bucket Brigade is hosting a benefit concert on Thursday, May 24 at 7 p.m. in Hahn Hall at the Music Academy of the West, 1070 Fairway Rd., Santa…
By: Alys Martinez Posted: May 18, 2018 07:30 PM PDT Updated: May 18, 2018 10:30 PM PDT MONTECITO, Calif. - Property owners and families affected by the January mudslide will get a chance to view unclaimed items found in the debris on Saturday.…
POSTED: MAY 15, 2018 05:23PM PDT NEWS You probably never thought that finding a photo album would be similar to finding gold. But, in Montecito, that's exactly the feeling a local man has after months of cleaning up from the deadly…
By: Alys Martinez Posted: May 12, 2018 10:20 AM PDT Updated: May 12, 2018 10:21 AM PDT MONTECITO, Calif. - La Casa de Maria, a retreat and conference center in the heart of Montecito, is one of many groups and people being helped…
By: Alys Martinez Posted: May 12, 2018 04:15 PM PDT Updated: May 14, 2018 10:40 AM PDT MONTECITO, Calif. - The Santa Barbara Bucket Brigade and Habitat for Humanity joined forces on Saturday to remove debris from Montecito. Organizers dubbed the event,…
Respond-A-Thon brings in $35,293 By Elizabeth Karlsberg for Crane School | May 10, 2018 | 4:46 p.m. There is always a lot of commotion and excitement before Crane Country Day School’s daily assembly begins, but the enthusiasm level on this Monday morning was…
Jenny Schatzle Program raised over $3,500 By: Alys Martinez Posted: May 06, 2018 11:20 AM PDT Updated: May 06, 2018 11:20 AM PDT SANTA BARBARA, Calif. - The fitness community in Santa Barbara worked up a good sweat to benefit the Santa…
By: Alys Martinez Posted: May 04, 2018 05:59 PM PDT Updated: May 07, 2018 02:39 PM PDT MONTECITO, Calif. - A stone memorial for the victims of the Montecito mudslide is slowly taking shape. Anders Johnson, a sculptor and stonemason who grew…
A message from the Santa Barbara Bucket Brigade co-founders: The Santa Barbara Bucket Brigade was originally formed to dig mud and debris out of our neighbors’ homes after the tragic debris flow on January 9, 2018. Over 2,700 volunteers showed…
"Spring Fling" attracts big crowd By: Alys Martinez Posted: Apr 28, 2018 04:54 PM PDT Updated: Apr 28, 2018 04:54 PM PDT SANTA BARBARA, Calif. - Businesses on Coast Village Road hosted a shop local social event on Saturday. The event focused on…