Good morning, Santa Barbara.

The Santa Barbara Foundation offers fiscal sponsorship to give local groups a quick boost through legal, financial, and administrative help.

In 2021 Foothills Forever raised $18 million for open space preservation + in 2023 Central Coast Riviera Roses formed a local chapter of The Links.

A bankruptcy trial on April 14 will decide if the News-Press building on De la Guerra Plaza and a Goleta printing plant will be sold to pay creditors; a Santa Barbara hearing set a Jan.

27 motion date on Wendy McCaw’s deposition and fee adjustments & summary judgment.

El Congreso celebrated the renovation of El Centro on Oct.

1 as students, faculty and community members enjoyed free food and music while marking a $600,000 update and planning a $400,000 expansion that honors a long history of student activism and community culture.

Singer-songwriter Ingrid Michaelson presents her Cozy Fall Trio Tour with guests Allie Moss and Hannah Winkler on Oct.

16 at 7:30 p.m. at Lobero Theatre (33 E Canon Perdido St.), and the intimate performance will feature deep cuts and fan favorites from her Broadway, TV, and pop music career.

A local resident revives a family tradition by cooking Hyderabadi chicken dum biryani in her Isla Vista kitchen, with tender chicken, fluffy rice, and saffron flavor that once gathered loved ones together as a cherished taste of home.

Upcycle Couture, a reuse fashion show benefiting Santa Barbara Arts Collaborative, is set for October 16 at the Community Arts Workshop.

Six designers will showcase recycled collections with a social hour and silent auction (tickets $25–$80).

UCSB and Isla Vista residents face a surge of invasive Argentine ants as a 560-mile supercolony fuels kitchen and bathroom infestations in the coming weeks due to warm fall weather.

The Land Trust of Santa Barbara County will enter escrow to purchase the 1,000-acre Naples property on the Gaviota Coast if it raises an extra $16 million, and it will start a two-year environmental assessment and planning process for public access as early as December.

Santa Barbara County Fire Chief Garrett Huff signed a Good Neighbor Agreement with the U.S. Forest Service to coordinate fuel reduction for wildfire prevention on federal land — a step that marks new cross-agency collaboration and includes $26,000 in federal funding for county fire crews.

Lobster season is open, offering Santa Barbara residents the chance to catch their own using hoop nets sold at Hook, Line & Sinker, shop for fresh lobster at the Saturday morning Fisherman’s Market at the navy pier, or dine at local restaurants.

The Dos Pueblos girls tennis team defeated Laguna Blanca 13-5 on Wednesday in Santa Barbara, with strong performances in singles and doubles powering their win.

Head coach Alan Richter credited both seasoned and new players for controlling match momentum.

Santa Barbara High boys water polo earned a (13-5) win over Rio Mesa on Thursday at Santa Barbara, while Dos Pueblos recorded a (12-6) victory on Senior Day at Elings Aquatics Center; the Chargers will face Memorial Cup competition at Bellarmine High this weekend in San Jose.

This weekend, four local high school teams will play away games while Bishop Diego hosts St. Bonaventure — a rare Saturday home game — at La Playa Stadium.

Other matchups include Santa Barbara High at Ventura, Dos Pueblos at Royal, San Marcos at Santa Paula, and Carpinteria at Santa Clara.

UCSB men's soccer played at CSU Bakersfield on Wednesday night and finished scoreless as both teams had few scoring chances.

The Gauchos will host Cal Poly on Saturday, Oct. 10 at Harder Stadium as they seek to improve on their performance.

Cate boys water polo clinched a 19-8 win over Carpinteria High on Wednesday in Carpinteria by building an early lead — they will face Villanova Prep on Friday.