NOT AN iPOD AMONG THEM--Jerry Sherman of Thousand Oaks has a collection of more than 50 antique radios. He's kneeling next to a 1927 Radiola 60 with a model 106 speaker underneath. More...
A resolution to close Silas Avenue between Borchard Road and Cindy Avenue in Newbury Park was stalled last week, pending a formal traffic study. More...
I lost a good friend over the holidays. It happened very suddenly. He was 79, without any obvious health issues, active and engaged in the world, and he just didn't wake up one morning. More...
Nearly 5 million people in the United States today have survived a stroke. Of the 750,000 strokes that occur in the U.S. each year, 600,000 of these could be prevented. More...
While previous studies have shown that anger and hostility in and of themselves can increase risk of heart disease in men, little of the research has included women. More...
THURS., JAN. 18 Soroptomists Meet Inaugural meeting of Soroptimist, club for professional, business women. Lead service projects to benefit women, girls. 6:30 p.m., Mavericks Restaurant, 5225 Cochran St., Simi Valley. More...
A four-part seminar hosted by parent-teacher organizations in the Conejo Valley Unified School District will help parents identify and tackle behavioral disorders their children may exhibit. More...
Residential colleges
While I'm a big fan of smaller colleges, many of my students want to attend large universities. More...
Nominations for the California 2006-07 Teacher of the Year award are being accepted through March 1, according to award sponsor Teachers' Insurance Plan. More...
The Ventura County affiliate of the National Human Resources Association will host guest speaker Ron Elsdon, PhD, at the organization's monthly membership meeting on Wed., Jan. 24 at the Los Robles Golf Course Events Center, 299 S. More...
Thousand Oaks A home was burglarized Jan. 6 in the 200 block of Hodencamp Road. A vehicle was stolen Jan. 6 in the 600 block of W. Hillcrest Drive. Police responded to a fight Jan. 6 in the 600 block of Paseo Esmeralda. More...
EYE-CATCHER- Thousand Oaks siblings Greg Ohmer, 14, a Westlake High School freshman, and Donald, 11, a Los Cerritos Middle School sixth-grader, inspect a customized chopper owned by Orange County Chopper's Mikey Teutul at the Rock Store More...
BEAUTY AND GRACE- The Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza Foundation will present Moscow Festival Ballet's "Sleeping Beauty" in the Fred Kavli Theatre at 2:30 p.m. Sun., Feb. 4. More...
This single-story home in Thousand Oaks features 3 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms. It has been upgraded with true maple hardwood floors, base and crown molding, and recessed lighting. It is freshly painted and is in move-in condition. More...
This corporate-owned 4 bedroom home in Simi Valley has an enclosed courtyard with a fountain. There is wood laminate flooring throughout except for the bedrooms. The family room has a fireplace. More...
This single-story Cape Cod home is on a culdesac street in the Sunset Ridge Community of Thousand Oaks. It has a private, pool-sized lot with a view of the hills and valley. More...
Water in the fountain at the Grant Brimhall/Thousand Oaks Library froze early Saturday. Many residents saw sights this week they'd never seen before in Southern California, including icy streets and frosted windshields. More...
Conejo Mobile Home Park residents were relieved when the City Council unanimously extended for one year an urgency ordinance that protected the park from an impending closure. During the Jan. More...
What would you like to see built or improved on Thousand Oaks Boulevard?
NAT STEIN Gardens of the World docent "I wish there were more restaurants open after 10 p.m. so I could get a cup of coffee and a piece of pie after a show at the Civic Arts Plaza." More...
STANDING FOR A CAUSE- Ed Calaba, an attorney from Newbury Park and a veteran of the Vietnam War, participates in a protest with about 120 other people opposing the president's call to send more troops to Iraq. More...
The City Council voted to amend the municipal code to allow developers to grade property prior to recording final project maps with the county. More...
Pianist Christopher O'Riley will perform with the New West Symphony for the fourth Masterpiece Series concert of the 200607 season. The concert is at 8 p.m. Sat., Jan. More...
We sometimes forget- we Americans who've been sanitized and coddled by cute Disneyesque versions of such things- that the fairy tale (from the French word feerie, meaning illusion) was originally meant as a cautionary fable, a More...
A NEW PLACE TO PLAY A GAME OF FIVE-ON-FIVE--Players with the Westlake chapter of the National Junior Basketball Association are celebrating the dedication of new outdoor courts at Westlake High School last Friday. More...
Tyler Weyman, 7, of Newbury Park was selected to compete Jan. 6 in the Anaheim 1 ride in the KTM Junior Supercross race for young bicycle motocross racers. Anaheim 1 is the first and one of the biggest events of the Supercross series. More...
'TAKE ME HOME'- Baby Kitty, a 10-year-old female gray and white cat, was surrendered by her owner. Baby Kitty can be adopted from the Agoura Animal Shelter at 29525 Agoura Road. To take Baby Kitty home, ask about identification No. A3619323. More...
"Our most basic assumption is that we are the way we see our selves and the world is the way we see it. We are taught to believe life should be a certain way and we should be a certain way. More...
After 20-plus years, my wife and I are leaving Thousand Oaks for a new chapter in our lives. We are moving to the great state of Texas--Austin to be exact. More...
After reading "Riders should clean up after their horses" in the Jan. 4 Opinion section of your paper, I had mixed feelings. At first I was angry. Then, after thinking about the writer's comments, I agreed. More...
In today's issue, we enthusiastically reintroduce Acorn Soundoff. It's on page 2. From the publisher and editor's perspective, it was a favorite feature of the Thousand Oaks Acorn in years gone by. More...
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