The Modisette brothers, a trio of rising stars on the surf and music scenes, are on their way to calling Carpinteria home. Tahven, 15, Koa, 12, and Hawk, 11, are faces and names to learn now, as the rest of the world will undoubtedly discover the talented trio in short order.

Let’s play chicken

Originally from the city of Jena in Thuringia, Germany, Björn Freiherr moved to Carpinteria in 2017 and has been capturing its dazzling landscapes ever since. Freiherr’s home region, rich with lush forests and known as “the green heart of Germany,” cultivated an appreciation of nature in the…

The head-turning, sustainably built house on 8th Street in the heart of downtown Carpinteria is the decade-long realization of a dream for owners Deborah Dentler and Tony Segall. Final elements of construction were completed just as Covid-19 made its terrifying entrance on the world stage, w…

Editor's note: There’s nothing like a global pandemic to remind us of how lucky we are to live in a small, tight-knit community where no one is a stranger and everyone deserves compassion. For some Carpinterians, the COVID-19 pandemic became their Superman phone booth, the time and place to …

Editor's note: There’s nothing like a global pandemic to remind us of how lucky we are to live in a small, tight-knit community where no one is a stranger and everyone deserves compassion. For some Carpinterians, the COVID-19 pandemic became their Superman phone booth, the time and place to …

Editor's note: There’s nothing like a global pandemic to remind us of how lucky we are to live in a small, tight-knit community where no one is a stranger and everyone deserves compassion. For some Carpinterians, the COVID-19 pandemic became their Superman phone booth, the time and place to …

Editor's note: There’s nothing like a global pandemic to remind us of how lucky we are to live in a small, tight-knit community where no one is a stranger and everyone deserves compassion. For some Carpinterians, the COVID-19 pandemic became their Superman phone booth, the time and place to …

Editor's note: There’s nothing like a global pandemic to remind us of how lucky we are to live in a small, tight-knit community where no one is a stranger and everyone deserves compassion. For some Carpinterians, the COVID-19 pandemic became their Superman phone booth, the time and place to …

Editor's note: There’s nothing like a global pandemic to remind us of how lucky we are to live in a small, tight-knit community where no one is a stranger and everyone deserves compassion. For some Carpinterians, the COVID-19 pandemic became their Superman phone booth, the time and place to …

Editor's note: There’s nothing like a global pandemic to remind us of how lucky we are to live in a small, tight-knit community where no one is a stranger and everyone deserves compassion. For some Carpinterians, the COVID-19 pandemic became their Superman phone booth, the time and place to …