The one-year budgets approved by the City Council for the next two years beginning in July include some big-ticket items: $2 million for Auto Mall street parking modifications, $7 million in streetscape and landscape projects and $5 million for the proposed Discovery Center. More...
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BILL SPARKES/Acorn Newspapers RIDING AN EMOTIONAL SEESAW--Elizabeth Halpin-Coughlin, 17, of Newbury Park is happy, above, to receive her diploma. A few minutes earlier, below, sadness struck as she contemplated classmates and friends going their separate ways. After summer break, Elizabeth will pursue a degree at Cal State University San Marcos, where she'll study kinesiology. More...
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By Nancy Needham nancy@theacorn.com
Those who think Thousand Oaks is at build-out, think again. A group of 30 Thousand Oaks Boulevard business owners gathered at city hall Monday, where they were told how to get around the city's master plan and build high-rise buildings to increase the city's density and benefit both the city's coffers and themselves. More...
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With picnic and barbecue season here and the weather heating up, it's important to remember food safety tips when you gather with friends and family. "The single best way to prepare and consume food safely is to wash your hands before cooking, serving or eating," said Scott Gilliam of Indiana State Department of Health's Food Protection Program. More...
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The second annual Aspen Summer Party is scheduled for Sat., June 30 at The Canyon club. Doors open at 6 p.m. for dinner and 7 p.m. for general admission. The event is sponsored by E. Legal Records, a Ventura Countybased independent record label, to help promote the careers of local musicians and entertainers. More...
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THURS., JUNE 21 Get In Rhythm Thousand Oaks Dance Club hosts dance, 7:30 to 10:30 p.m., Goebel Senior Adult Center ballroom, Thousand Oaks. Doors open 7 p.m. Music by Rhythm Kings. Singles, couples welcome. Light refreshments. $5 members, $7 nonmembers. (805) 381-2744. More...
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More than 3,200 people, most of them wearing black, attended the Newbury Park High School commencement ceremony on the school's football field. Moms in high heels maneuvered the steep metal bleachers, grandparents made their way gingerly, babies arrived in strollers, caretakers pushed wheelchairs, and golf carts shuttled a few tired souls from faraway parking. More...
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THUNDER THRILLS- The Westlake-Agoura Girls Softball (WAGS) U-8 Thunder capped an undefeated weekend at the Moorpark June Jamboree Tournament with a 15-6 victory in the title game against Moorpark. The team is off to a strong start this All-Star season with a 9-3 overall record. Pictured in the front row from left to right are Hannah Bartolomea, Taylor Burns, Carlee Gilbert and Julia Noskin. Middle row: Jac Moran, Lauren Bernstein, Ally Spooner, Lauren Cooper, Amanda Schwartz, Julia Spear, Dani Guerrero and Hannah Adler. Back row: Manager Rich Burns and coaches Mark Gilbert, Nancy Gilbert and Frank Adler. More...
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An area that should be of concern to all of us is property titled in joint tenancy (when created between a husband and wife) and how that titling may pose some significant problems in the future. Let's take a look at some of the issues this situation creates. More...
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Newbury Park At 2 p.m. June 13 at Calle Turquesa and Paseo Esmeralda, a male, 22, was arrested for selling methamphetamine and for possession of cocaine. A male, 36, was arrested for possession of methamphetamine at 8:29 p.m. June 1 on the 101 Freeway at Ventu Park Road. More...
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Esther Ngumuo from Tanzania, currently a visiting pastor at Ascension Lutheran Church in Thousand Oaks, will share her perspectives on global church outreach at the worship services on July 7 and 8. She'll lead an African liturgy worship titled "Listen, God Is Calling" at the 8 and 9:30 a.m. services Sun., July 8. More...
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BILL SPARKES/Acorn Newspapers 'WHAT DOES THIS DO?''- Jack Woolf, 4, left, of Newbury Park and Owen Wilks, 5, of Agoura check out each and every control in the cab of a large Seabee truck on display at the Toucha-Truck event held last Saturday at the Thousand Oaks Community Center. More...
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In a recent letter to the editor written by Gina Conti, she accused me of slandering Nancy Reagan at her recent appearance at the Reagan Library. Mrs. Conti's comment about a comment I supposedly made was not only unwarranted but untrue. More...
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The city in which we live isn't the same one of 40 years ago or even 20. And it's a sure bet that Thousand Oaks will look differently 20 or 40 years from now. The future of Thousand Oaks Boulevard between Moorpark Road and Duesenberg Drive would undergo a metamorphosis if a plan described on Monday goes forward (see story on page 1). More...
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This 4-bedroom, 3-bath home has a California-style courtyard with flowers and fruit trees. There are two master suites, one upstairs and one down. The kitchen has been updated with five-burner cooktop and top-of-the-line appliances including convection oven and refrigerator with matching wood panels. More...
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Delightful absurdities fill Gilbert & Sullivan's 'Iolanthe'