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The City of Brotherly Love is a special place for Stallone, and Philly loves him back. The Eagles play the “Rocky” theme song before every home game. And the famous Rocky statue still stands at the ...

Gary Griggs is a Distinguished Professor of Earth and Planetary Sciences at UC Santa Cruz. He can be reached at [email protected]. For past Ocean Backyard columns, visit seymourcenter.ucsc.edu ...

Since 1997, Backyard Sports has been one of the most recognizable kids’ gaming franchises. More than just another sports franchise, it was the only one designed to make sports accessible and fun ...

With Santa Barbara County facing the second-highest poverty rate in California, food insecurity remains a pressing issue ...

Photo: Highland Double Bay Among the five bedrooms is a palatial master wing with dressing room and deluxe en suite. The outdoor areas are just as important, with the north-facing backyard hosting ...

Photo by Jay A. Martin. Capp and 24th streets. Photo taken on April 13, 2024. Photo by Jay A. Martin. Want the latest on the Mission and San Francisco? Sign up for our free daily newsletter below.

The best time to visit Santa Barbara is from March to May or from September to November. Temperatures are fairly mild year-round, hovering in the 60s and 70s, but traveling in early spring or fall ...

Photo by Vilen Gabrielyan. Tuko Montes. Photo by Vilen Gabrielyan. We're a small, independent, nonprofit newsroom that works hard to bring you news you can't get elsewhere. Thanks to our readers, ...

Game-changing photos posted by a homeowner show a stunning before-and-after that captures the appeal of pollinator-friendly gardening. In the r/Gardening subreddit, the original poster wrote: "When we ...

I wanted to post my own backyard renovation. If anyone has ideas, tips, or criticism I would love to hear it," the poster wrote beneath a series of photos of the stages of the transformation, along ...