Each year, the city of T.O allocates $100,000 toward grants for local nonprofits that provide cultural arts events, sports and community activities. The 2007 Community Events Endowment Grant Program's annual application period will continue through Oct. 1. More...

The Wellness Community Valley/Ventura is offering the following workshops in August. All programs are at 530 Hampshire Road, Westlake Village, unless stated otherwise. The Wellness Community also offers a variety of ongoing support groups, exercise classes and needleworking clubs. For more information call (805) 379-4777 or visit www.TwcVv.org. More...

MUSICAL INTERLUDES- Nancy Lee performs on the hammer dulcimer at the Grant Brimhall/ Thousand Oaks Library. The Friends of the Thousand Oaks Library are featuring a musical guest each Thursday this month. For more information, call (805) 449-2660, ext. 2158, or visit www.toaks.org/library. More...

THURS., AUG. 9 Dance Delight Moorpark College Dance Department presents Summer Dance Concert, 8 p.m. today, Friday, Saturday. Performing Arts Center, 7075 Campus Road. Original works by student choreographers, guest artists, faculty. $16 adults. $9 students, seniors, staff. (805) 378-1485, www. moorparkcollege.edu/pac. More...

California Lutheran University has named the following local residents to the 2007 spring semester dean's list. To qualify, students must maintain a 3.5 grade point average in their classes. More...

When Hall of Fame manager Tommy Lasorda shows up to watch a baseball game between high school teenagers, it's a pretty big deal. That was the case Monday afternoon at Blair Field in Long Beach, where Lasorda arrived for the third game of a triple-header at the Area Code Games. More...

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SHORT BUT SWEET- Jojo, a 5-year-old male Chihuahua and whippet-mix, can be adopted from the Agoura Animal Shelter at 29525 Agoura Road. To take Jojo home, ask about identification No. A3707958. Occasionally pets have already been adopted, so always call (818) 991-0071 first or visit animalcontrol.co.la.ca.us. More...

Newbury Park The following subjects were arrested at the times, dates and places indicated on suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs: a female, 21, at 1:22 a.m. July 30 in the 2300 block of Borchard Road; a male, 43, at 12:05 a.m. July 31 at Camino Dos Rios and Broadbeck Drive; and a female, 20, at 12:25 p.m. More...

About 70 people enjoyed an experimental evening of peace and power, blending Native American practices with mindful exercises led by Dennis Merritt Jones, director of OneSpirit Center for Conscious Living in Simi Valley, and Mike Willis, a Native American chiropractor who resides in Newbury Park. More...

SMALL KIDS, BIG EFFORT- From left, Laurel Lyman, 7, her brother, William, 6, and Teagan Stedman, 7, all of Thousand Oaks display some of their paintings on sale. They were raising money for Casa Pacifica at Janss Marketplace last Saturday. More...

I find it ironic that the folk so fond of claiming "freedom isn't free" and other limits on civil liberties are usually the first to wail "It's a slippery slope" when it comes to legal limitations on "liberties" that infringe on the rights or very existence- - the health- - of others More...

Like it or not, we can't turn back the clock on everything. Rules and regulations that govern our homes and condominiums, for example, are here to stay. Gone are the days of small towns and large homesteads where neighbors rarely infringed on each other's rights, the days when your property was totally yours and it was up to you how it looked. More...

This Silver Strand cottage has ocean views from the rooftop deck. This home has it all and shows like new. There's a vaulted ceiling in the family room and a fireplace. The kitchen has granite counters with newer cabinets with pull-out drawers, under counter lighting and stainless steel appliances. More...