SPRING HAS DEFINITELY SPRUNG- - Toting a full basket of eggs, Christa Wells, 2, of Point Mugu enjoys Conejo Recreation and Park District's Eggstravaganza Easter egg hunt at the Conejo Creek Park playfields on Saturday. The event included pony rides, moon bounces, face painting and live ente... More...
Home Depot representatives went before the Thousand OaksWestlake Village Regional Chamber of Commerce last week seeking approval of plans to build a new store on the old Kmart property at 325 Hampshire Road. The Chamber hasn't yet decided how it will respond to the request, according to Jan S... More...
Thieves who want to take money away from unsuspecting seniors try to make themselves look like ordinary, trustworthy people. If they didn't look sincere, they couldn't be successful at stealing the savings of those who can least afford to lose their money. More...
The House of Representatives, on a 368-39 vote, recently passed a bipartisan bill that makes violations of federal animal fighting law a felony punishable by up to three years in prison, makes it a felony to transport an animal across state or international borders for the purposes of ... More...
I have just seen the future of children's science fiction- a future quite different from the CGIladen visual extravagance and bonecrunching comicbook super heroes of late- and this future is intoxicatingly exciting. It's a future without movie bad guys or stupid plot devices or selfabsorbed p... More...
YOUNG ARTIST- Temple Etz Chaim Preschool student Gesher Elana Ziff, 5, inspects her original art on display during the school's recent art show. More...
Consistency across the board helped the Newbury Park High boys' golf team defeat Agoura, Thousand Oaks and Calabasas in a Marmonte League match Monday afternoon at Los Robles Greens. Barrett Goldberg fired a 71 for the Panthers while Kyler Sauer and Kit Nelson chipped in with rounds of ... More...
HOLIDAYS MIXED UP?- This squirrel is gorging himself on a holly shrub, possibly confusing Christmas with Easter. Eric DePrano, a resident of the Lynn Ranch area of Thousand Oaks, says his backyard opens to Wildwood Park, so he sees "all kinds of wildlife visiting all the time. It's great." Nothing... More...
Newbury Park Two males, 18 and 24, were cited and released around 1:15 a.m. March 21 for contributing to the delinquency of a minor in the 1300 block of Newbury Road. Unknown suspects entered a gated garage in the 2700 block of Borchard Road between 5:30 p.m. March 19 and 7 a.m. Marc... More...
SEPHARDIC-STYLE SEDER- Carly Shukiar, 6, along with her dad, Temple Adat Elohim Cantor David Shukiar, left, and Rabbi Rebecca Dubowe, tie up a sack of matzo known as afikoman that will be distributed at the end of the Passover Seder meal. More...
My 3-year-old son wasn't much of an egg hunter last Easter, but this year he's a monster. He and I have already tried some practice egg hunts before the big bunny day rummage, and he not only found all the eggs I hid this year, More...
Ah- the never-ending story about the teaching of creationism in the schools continues. In all of the arguments for and against, there appears to be one that has never been broached: If creationism is taught in public schools, More...
Home Depot will formally present its proposal for the former Kmart site on Hampshire Road later this spring. For all intents and purposes, it's probably a "done deal." There are no major hurdles to jump because Home Depot's proposed location meets city zoning and other requirements. More...