If you love Christmas songs, you’re not alone. Nine out of 10 people relish the sounds of the season. So it’s no surprise that from the outlet mall to the dentist’s office to the grocery store, the ...
The desire for value is a fundamental human trait. At Christmas in Western, capitalist societies, that often translates into the desire to find the best deal on the perfect gift. No other holiday has ...
Every community has a heartbeat. Here in the Conejo Valley, that heartbeat is made stronger, steadier and kinder because of the volunteers who show up—day after day, year after year—to make life ...
The Ventura County Board of Supervisors has put in gear what some call generational changes to the way building and zoning permits are issued. On Nov. 18 at the urging of District 1’s Matt LaVere and ...
A key player representing local home­owners associations has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, throwing a cloud of uncertainty over HOA interests in the region and further complicating the ...
COMMUNITY SHOPPE—Deanna Essid, above, her niece, Poppy, 3, and nephew, Hank, 4, shop at the Celebrate Thankfulness Crafts Fair Nov. 22 in Camarillo. Nine local artists were featured. Food donations ...
As the last Thanksgiving turkey slice disappears from the plate and the final wines and whiskeys settle into grateful sighs, the glow from family gatherings lingers in our hearts—and so too does a ...
The reinstatement of a Las Virgenes Unified School District teacher, suspended two months ago after posting inflammatory comments about the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, has ...
The powerful storm system that swept through Ventura County beginning last week, brought lightning, thunder and downpours, dumping just shy of 6 inches of rain in Camarillo and bringing the total so ...
Now that Thanksgiving’s out of the way, many people turn their attention to the arrival of the other butter ball—Santa Claus. “Will he bring me what I want?” ask some believers. “Does he get ...
In a matter of days, much of America will sit down for the feast of all feasts—Thanksgiving. Why do we do it? How did it come to be? Is it stuffing or dressing? We’ve put together a quiz about this ...
Some Broadway musicals have trou­ble standing the test of time. Changing technology and shifting social norms can erode a show’s relevance. Not so with “A Chorus Line,” Michael Bennett’s venera­ble ...