A private residence or foundation would be better as Franceschi House because the city could use the sale proceeds to pay down its huge budget deficit.

Francesco Franceschi, born Emanuele Orazio Fenzi, was a wealthy and accomplished banker and botanist in Italy. When he and his family moved to America in 1891, he continued his work as a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. It was only many years later that Don and Barbara grew close. “We ended up being very sweet friends toward the end of his life,” ...

Like so many wealthy patrons from the East who fell in love with Santa Barbara, philanthropist Alden Freeman decided to make a big donation to the community. In 1927, he purchased several acres on ...

This whirlwind biographical documentary puts Barbara Jordan, the esteemed congresswoman and professor who died in 1996, front and center as a voice of moral authority. By Nicolas Rapold When you ...

Barbara Hammer’s desire as an artist was to live forever. A new documentary about the pioneering lesbian filmmaker is furthering that goal. Barbara Forever, directed by Brydie O’Connor, won the ...

Forgoing conventional biography, the documentary reassembles the lesbian film pioneer’s life entirely through her own images, voice and defiant vision. Filmmaker Brydie O’Connor gives herself a rather ...

Barbara Corcoran, 76, says sleeping apart from her husband has been good for their marriage. "When I got my second bedroom, I immediately loved my husband twice as much," she said. The "Shark Tank" ...

On the long-running ABC show “Shark Tank,” hopeful entrepreneurs present their visions to Barbara Corcoran and her fellow investors. Even when the show stops taping, she said, the pitches never end.

EXCLUSIVE: Fresh off the Sundance premiere of the feature documentary Barbara Forever, Cinetic Media has inked the film’s director and producer Brydie O’Connor across all media. O’Connor’s feature ...

After teaching herself to knit, she invented and cataloged stitch patterns, publishing seven foundational books that sold hundreds of thousands of copies. An excerpt from the 2011 video interview ...

Santa Barbara plans to demolish the Franceschi House at Franceschi Park and build a garden terrace and elements that highlight the park's views of the city. The Historic Landmarks Commission supported ...