Night Lizard News Today

There is a lot to do this weekend across the Central Coast as we continue through the holiday season, here is a look at the information for all the events you need to know!

Big Christmas Brass Show will take place in Storke Placita. The Downtown Santa Barbara Organization will host the following holiday musical events Dec.

SHOPTEMBER, the Downtown Organization of Santa Barbara’s week-long retail campaign, will be Sept. 18-24. The event is an initiative to highlight retail

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. - The dry weather is giving many downtown Santa Barbara business owners with an outside parklet time to comply with a recent city

The State Street Promenade is going through some changes in the first part of 2022 to make room for emergency responders. Many businesses will have to change their outside patio size.

Battered by COVID-19 Shutdowns, Restaurant Industry Now Hit with a Hiring Shortage Between extra federal jobless benefits to uncertainties from lockdowns to more localized factors, hospitality employers struggle to keep up now that pandemic restrictions are easing Santa Barbara’s downtown is bustling with outdoor diners, but restaurants have had a hard time finding enough personnel to staff them. Many workers have moved on to other jobs after the uncertainties of the past year. (Joshua Molina...