Tag archives: Art from Scrap

The Montecito Sanitary District has approved its first comprehensive sewer rate study in a decade, initiating a formal public process to consider potential rate adjustments. The Board of Directors voted on April 8 to move forward with the proposal, with a public hearing scheduled for June 10, 2026, as required under Proposition 218.  The study, […]

It’s a big honor for Explore Ecology to be receiving Santa Barbara Permaculture Network’s Local Food Hero Award at the 14th Annual Santa Barbara Community Seed Swap this weekend. It’s also a well-earned recognition of the nonprofit’s School Gardens Program and its Garden Educators, who teach garden-based lesson plans in upwards of 30 local schools […]

The pandemic has brought about a lot of changes to people’s everyday lives, with eating out replaced by delivery services, while brick-and-mortar shopping took a temporary backseat to online services. But, along the South Coast, small business is the spine of our community, the glue that keeps us all together. And that has never been […]