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Don’t let dangerous driving ruin holidays
The holiday season can be the most dangerous time of the year for drivers and pedestrians. Given that speeding is a factor in roughly 30 percent of all traffic fatalities, there are plenty of reasons to slow down this holiday season. And as the season kicks off, here are four major points to keep in More ...
Calabasas wants to be smoke-free city
The Calabasas City Council says it wants to move forward with its ban on outdoor smoking in the city, including no smoking in places such as outdoor restaurant patios and other business areas. The city council even discussed the possibility of banning smoking on the balconies of mult More ...
Oak Park seeks water tank solution
By Daniel Wolowicz danielw@theacorn.com Input from the community and a potentially unorthodox partnership between two water districts could help lead to a satisfactory location for the new water tank needed in Oak Park. More ...
Use common sense to keep you and your belongings safe during holidays
Whether at home or at the shopping mall, these tips can help By Daniel Wolowicz danielw@theacorn.com For many, the holiday season often brings a renewed sense of faith, a chance to spend time with family and friends and the opportunity to celebrate the coming year. More ...
Volunteers deliver school supplies to Louisiana
By Michael Picarella pic@theacorn.com The newly formed group, Spirit of Calabasas Foundation, collected hundreds of items in a citywide fundraiser last weekend for school children and other residents of Plaquemine Parish in southern Louisiana, an area devastated by Hurricane Katrina. More ...
Residents who were close to the danger give thanks to the firefighters
By Sophia Fischer sfischer@theacorn.com Oak Park residents took time out from their Thanksgiving celebrations last week to show their gratitude to local firefighters. More ...
Houses all decked out for Holiday Homes Tour
By Stephanie Bertholdo bertholdo@theacorn.com Four area homes will be decked out for the 2005 Holiday Homes Tour and opened to the public on Sat. and Sun., Dec. 3 and 4 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Proceeds of the event will benefit the Wellness Community in support of cancer patients and their families. More ...
Homes tour helps family cope with los
When a loved one dies, family members often try to keep themselves busy as a means of therapy. The O More ...
Knitting, embroidery not just for grandma
By Stephanie Bertholdo bertholdo@theacorn.com Trendy teens, mod moms More ...
See Native American art
Native American artists will display and sell their artwork from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sun., Dec. 11 in the Satwiwa Native American Indian Culture Center at Rancho Sierra Vista/Satwiwa, a park site in the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area in Newbury Park. More ...
With winter come Geminid meteors
By Michael Picarella pic@theacorn.com The Geminids meteor shower is coming soon to the night skies, according to Gary Chapman, astronomy expert and teacher at CSUN. More ...
See birds of prey at Wild Birds
Kim Stroud, director of the Ojai Raptor Center, will bring a variety of birds of prey when she makes a presentation from 1 to 3 p.m. Sun., Dec. 4 at Wild Birds Unlimited, 22110 Ventura Blvd., Woodland Hills. Guests will be able to closely observe and learn about the feeding and hunting habits of the More ...
Rotary helps others, promotes goodwill
By Michael Picarella pic@theacorn.com What is Rotary and what do Rotarians do? According to Manny Fernandez, president of the Calabasas/Agoura Hills Rotary club, the organization helps people in need, promotes goodwill and fellowship, and tries to make the world a better place in which to live. More ...
Outdoor ice skating open at The Lakes
The Lakes, a Caruso Affiliated shopping center that opened last summer adjacent to the Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza, has transformed one of its lakes into an outdoor ice skating rink for the winter season. The rink will be open through Jan. 8. More ...
Indie movie gets distribution deal, helps budding filmmaker
By Michael Picarella pic@theacorn.com Oak Park native Marc Clebanoff recently earned a distribution deal for his first fulllength movie, More ...
Rock ‘n’ Roll High teaches teens how to start, promote a band
By Stephanie Bertholdo bertholdo@theacorn.com Young, aspiring rock and rollers are learning how to make it in the competitive music industry through a class, Rock More ...
Victorian holiday party will light up Leonis Adobe
The community is invited to experience a traditional Victorian holiday party from 1 to 4 p.m. Sun., Dec. 4 at Leonis Adobe Museum, 23537 Calabasas Road, Old Town Calabasas. More ...
Westlake Village Library announces contest winners
Westlake Village Library announces the winners of the Children More ...
Veteran actors team with youth for holiday classic
By Sylvie Belmond belmond@theacorn.com The Santa Susana Repertory Company More ...
Candles, flowers warm the holidays
This holiday season some of the most delightful ways to deck the halls include two traditional favorites: candles and flowers. More ...
Get free show tickets
For each new, unwrapped toy dropped off through Dec. 11 to the Do-It Centers in Agoura and Thousand Oaks for the Santa Comes to Agoura and Beyond program, donors will receive a voucher good for one free child ticket with each paid adult ticket to More ...
Moms in Motion seeks participants for marathon
Participants are invited to join Moms in Motion, an national fitness group for mothers. The local team, founded by Holly Russ, Anne Snyders, Adrienne Hahn and Jennifer Flaharty, currently includes 30 women training to compete in the Orange County Marathon (5K, half marathon and full mar More ...
Women’s Harmony Chorus wins first place
Eight singers representing the Agoura Hills Harmony Chorus placed first in the Novice Double Quartet Competition at the Sweet Adelines Fall Festival in Bakersfield. More ...
Winter crafts, sports offered
The City of Calabasas Community Services Department will offer a winter arts and crafts workshop for children ages 4 to 7 from 9:30 a.m. to noon Sat., Dec. 3 at de Anza Park, 3701 Lost Hills Road, Calabasas. More ...
Nativity scenes to benefit homeless
More than 500 Nativity scenes will be on display from Fri. through Sun., Dec. 9 to 11, at Trinity Presbyterian Church, 2304 Antonio Ave., Camarillo. The exhibit, More ...
Adopt-A-Family to provide necessities for the needy
For more than 17 years, the Adopt-A-Family Program, sponsored by the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels in downtown Los Angeles, has made it possible for struggling families with children to have a magical Christmas and experience the Light of Christ. The program has assisted families More ...
Holiday open house slated for museum
Strolling holiday carolers and ballerinas will entertain at the second annual Splendors of the Season Holiday Open House & Gingerbread Boutique, to be presented from 2 to 5 p.m. Sat., Dec3 at the Ventura County Museum of History & Art, 100 E. Main St., Ventura. More ...
Cathedral to host Christmas events
The Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels, at 555 W. Temple St. in downtown Los Angeles, will present a variety of Christmas programs and services. For directions and more information, call (213) 680-5200 or visit www.olacathedral.org. More ...
Exhibit shows power of photojournalism
The power of the camera lens is the subject of current exhibitions at the Getty Center, 1200 Getty Center Drive, Los Angeles. The center is open from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday through Thursday and from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Friday and Saturday. Admission is free but there is a $7 parking fee More ...
Avoid packing on holiday pounds
By Jennifer Grossma For those on a calorie budget, the holiday season can seem like a dietary minefield. Cookie platters, office parties, holiday buffets. How to survive without going up a size? More ...
Post polio support group will meet in Thousand Oak
The Post Polio Support Group will celebrate the holidays with their annual Christmas party at 12:30 p.m. Sat., Dec. 3 at Du-Pars Restaurant, 75 W. Thousand Oaks Blvd., Thousand Oaks. Lunch will be provided courtesy of a contribution made in honor of Audrey Weum by her niece. For addi More ...
Foundation salutes people who make a difference
By Stephanie Bertholdo bertholdo@theacorn.com The Conejo/Las Virgenes Future Foundation (CLvFF) recently held its fifth annual CLvFFie (pronounced Cliffie) awards event at the Sherwood Country Club in Westlake Village to recognize exceptional acts of citizenship in the arts, business, community service, education, government, public service More ... Community RSS feed |
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