• Elaborate costumes are a hallmark of the annual Children’s Fiesta Parade (Desfile de los Niños) through downtown Santa Barbara. The 86-year-old Old Spanish Days tradition drew more than 2,500 participants Saturday. (Brooke Holland / Noozhawk photo)
  • Spirit of Fiesta Alexis Simentales, center left, and Junior Spirit Sarah Naretto were the stars of the day. (Brooke Holland / Noozhawk photo)
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William M. Macfadyen, Noozhawk Publisher

wmacfadyen@noozhawk.com

Bill Macfadyen is Noozhawk’s founder and publisher. Contact him at wmacfadyen@noozhawk.com, and follow him on Instagram: @bill.macfadyen. The opinions expressed are his own.