Five years after George Floyd's death, a new photo exhibit spearheaded by Lookout Santa Cruz photojournalist Kevin Painchaud opens June 30 at the London Nelson Community Center, exploring activism ...

Four years ago, artist John Singletary took a path where the blues, Southern folklore, family history, and religion and spirituality led him to the series of paintings he’s created in his current ...

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. – People in Santa Barbara are starting to see plenty of purple. Jacaranda trees are in bloom. They line streets on the Eastside and ...

Community members and local leaders, young and old, united in front of Santa Cruz City Hall on a foggy Saturday afternoon, paint rollers and brushes in hand, to give the Black Lives Matter mural on… ...

Last year, Jefferson became the first, and only, black member of the Lone Star Santas, a nonprofit boasting more than 350 Santa Clauses, Mrs. Clauses, and elves who donate toys to children in ...

Organizers behind the Black Lives Matter mural in front of Santa Cruz City Hall are hosting a repainting of the public art piece on Saturday, with proceeds from the event going toward the recovery of ...

Shawn Gehlhausen, 59, of Santa Claus, passed away on June 2, 2025, after a long illness at Scenic Hills at the Monastery in Ferdinand, Indiana. Shawn was born on November 27, 1965, to Don Ray and ...

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. - The newest shuttle service on the Central Coast is on a roll with 12 wheels in motion in downtown Santa Barbara. That's three four-wheeled shuttles traveling in a caravan ...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Several foundations have donated $1.5 million to help rebuild after arson gutted a historic Black church in Memphis, Tennessee, that played an important role in the civil ...

SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV) - Attention to all the thrifty shoppers out there, the Santa Cruz Weekend Garage Sale has arrived. From Saturday, May 31, to Sunday, June 1, the two-day affair will ...