By Nancy Needham nancy@hotmail.com
Flowcharts are designed to help people understand how an organization works, but the one created to explain T.O. Arts Services is more confusing than helpful. It shows how unorganized the group has been, critics have said.
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It looks like it could be a castle. It has a turret, lots of square footage and a U.S. flag flying from the top. Many have asked, "What's up with that?" Some are disappointed to hear it's going to be a bank. Just a bank. More...
Amgen announced Tuesday the appointment of Robert Bradway as executive vice president and chief financial officer for the T.O.-based company. More...
What do you think about the city's plan to spend $500,000 to paint the Civic Arts Plaza parking structure?
RITA DUARTE Dispatcher for The Gas Co. "I think that's an excessive amount of money to spend to paint a parking lot structure. It doesn't even look like it needs it." More...
HAPPY HOLIDAY- - A pair of 10-year-olds, Enzo Hernandez, left, and Alexi Jensen smile after winning prizes for finding special Easter eggs. The annual event was hosted by the Thousand Oaks Elks Lodge No. 2477. More...
A "Post-Parade Roundup," featuring middle school and high school jazz bands, drum lines and color guards, will take place after the CVD parade on Sat., May 5. More...
Children's Bureau will offer a parent orientation from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Tues., April 24 at the Grant Brimhall/Thousand Oaks Library, 1401 E. Janss Road, Thousand Oaks. More...
Freezer burn
By Leslie Gregory Haukoos leslieh@theacorn.com
You see the signs of it everywhere. Brown trees and shrubs that look like there isn't a bit of life left in them; trash bins overflowing with dried-out foliage, planting beds swept clean following the winter freeze. More...
By Michelle Knight knight@theacorn.com
The year Raquel Montes turned 8, her life took a turn for the worse. Her mother died, and it wasn't long afterward that her father, an alcoholic, remarried. More...
The perseverance of life
After spending much time in the cold Northeast this winter, I am amazed by species' adaptations to survive the winter. Upon returning I also marvel at the chaparral plants' adaptations allowing for survival during intense heat and drought. More...
For Erin Wilhelm-Hilkey, a film production manager, and Eli Tate, an Air Force pilot, their upcoming marriage was a chance to help others begin their lives anew as they began their own. More...
California Lutheran University's National Public Radio station, KCLUFM, has received three Edward R. More...
A new and improved Community Directory from the Agoura/Oak Park/Conejo Valley Chamber of Commerce will be distributed to thousands of homes and businesses throughout the region. More...