More voters than ever before are registered in Ventura County this year. "Over 420,000 voters are registered in Ventura County prior to the presidential election," said Phil Schmit, Ventura County recorder.
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A "Candles of Care" candlelighting ceremony to remember those who have died due to Alzheimer's disease and related illnesses will be held at 6:30 p.m. Thurs., Nov. More...
By Nancy Needham nancy@theacorn.com
Of the seven City Council candidates, Mayor Jacqui Irwin has raised the most money, and Councilmember Tom Glancy has spent the most, according to their preelection disclosure statements. More...
By Nancy Needham nancy@theacorn.com
Used items donated to the Mad Attic Thrift Store are sold at low prices to raise money to help local charities. More...
A Halloween Spooktacular will take place from 5 to 7 p.m. Fri., Oct. 31 at Janss Marketplace, Hillcrest Drive and Moorpark Road, Thousand Oaks. The event is free. More...
Daphne's Greek Cafe opens in a new location by the fountain at the Janss Marketplace, Moorpark Road and Hillcrest Drive in Thousand Oaks. This is the cafe's second location in Conejo Valley. More...
By Stephanie Bertholdo bertholdo@theacorn.com
A permanent home for the visual arts will be the focus of a Conejo/Las Virgenes Future Foundation meeting Sat., Nov. 1, in Westlake Village. More...
The Conejo Valley Mothers of Multiples will hold a holiday boutique from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sat., Nov. 1 at the Thousand Oaks Boys & Girls Club, 1980 Avenida de Las Flores, Thousand Oaks. More...
By Sylvie Belmond belmond@theacorn.com
The Civil War Reenactment organized annually by the Rotary Club of Moorpark brings history to life like no other event in California, according to those looking forward to the battles on Nov. 8 and 9. More...
By Sylvie Belmond belmond@theacorn.com
Friends and relatives of Moorpark resident Michael Kloster, who suffered major internal injuries in the MetrolinkUnion Pacific train collision on Sept. More...
Senior Concerns Adult Day Center will host a seminar, "Veterans' Benefits: Do You Know if you are Eligible?" from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Tues., Nov. 11 at the center, 401 Hodencamp Road, Thousand Oaks. Col. More...
Women, 18, still need care, support when going into world without families
By Michelle Knight knight@theacorn.com
As DiAna Dery and Cyndi Olmstead watched their children struggle to become independent adults, the friends wondered how foster children, who don't have family support, handled the same challenges when they left the foster care system. More...
The Westlake Junior Women's Club will hold its 27th annual Gingerbread Fundraising Boutique from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Thurs., Nov. 13 and from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Fri., Nov. 14 at St. More...
The Jonsson Cancer Center Foundation/UCLA Conejo Valley Guild will present its "Mystic Day" fundraiser at 10 a.m. Sat., Nov. 15 at the Hyatt Westlake Plaza, 880 S. Westlake Blvd., Westlake Village. More...
The Thousand Oaks Council on Aging will present a program honoring war veterans at 1 p.m. Wed., Nov. 5 in the board room on the third floor of the Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza, 2100 E. More...
Soroptimist International of the Conejo will have a taco and tequila tasting from 4 to 7 p.m. Sat., Nov. 15 at the home of past president Sue Gore in Thousand Oaks. More...
The Grant Brimhall/Thousand Oaks Library has teamed with the L.A. Opera Speakers Bureau for a series of three operatic presentations. An Introduction to "Carmen" will be held at 2 p.m. Sun., Nov. 2 at the library, 1401 E. More...
JANN HENDRY/Acorn Newspapers FIRST TIME IN THE BIG CHAIR—A brave Josephine Cohn, 2, of Camarillo sits reluctantly for her first haircut by Kid's Cut stylist Paula Lipman of T.O. More...
LOOKS LIKE WE MADE IT—Melissa Weiner, 14, a freshman at Westlake High School, visits Rostock, Germany, with her hometown newspaper. Her parents, Susan Weininger and Neil Weiner, came along as well. More...
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