IMMINENT DOOM, ANYONE? I would be remiss if I failed to point out today is the Feast Day of St. Barbara, the namesake for both the city and county of Santa Barbara. Like so many saints, the story of ...

Château de Chantilly, Marco d'Oggiono, Saint Barbara (Wikimedia Commons) On Dec. 4, artillery units around the world traditionally celebrate the feast day of the mysterious St. Barbara, a Roman-era ...

Saint Barbara is an iconic part of Santa Barbara’s annual Old Spanish Days Fiesta. From opening night at the Santa Barbara Mission, to the historical parade on Friday, to countless Fiesta appearances ...

SANTA BARABRA, Calif. – The Native Daughters of the Golden West Reina Del Mar Parlor 126 announced Lisa Osborn as this years Saint Barbara on Friday. Osborn said, "it’s an honor to portray Saint ...

Lorraine Shaw Hillebrand, Saint Barbara 1950, floats up State Street during El Desfile Histórico. The County National Bank & Trust Company in the background is now Montecito Bank & Trust at 1000 State ...

U.S. Army Lt. Gen. Matthew McFarlane, commanding general for America’s First Corps, inducted U.S. Army retired Col. William B. Reeder Jr. into the Ancient Order of Saint Barbara at the I Corps ...

The Season of St. Barbara was in full swing last week among 10th Mountain Division Artillery (DIVARTY) personnel on Fort Drum. Soldiers participated in cohesion-building competitions like Ruffner’s ...

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. – Echoes of singing voices filled the walls of Old Mission Santa Barbara as Saint Barbara Parish celebrated a centennial milestone. Rich in history dating back 100 years, Saint ...

Press releases are posted on Independent.com as a free community service. Reina del Mar Parlor No. 126 of Native Daughters of the Golden West has selected its member Lynn Kirst to portray Saint ...

Father Robert Jager, pastor of St. Barbara Byzantine Catholic Chapel, celebrates the final liturgy Feb. 27, 2021, at the former St. Stephen on Troy Street in Dayton. Worshipers will now celebrate the ...