Whether Stefanie Schaeffer purposely devised a strategy to fly under the radar of her fellow candidates on this season's "The Apprentice"-- and away from the firing squad in Donald Trump's board room--or is simply a poised, behind-the-scenes business professional who knows how to get the job done with More...
GREAT VIEW FROM ABOVE- Stunt rider Mike Saavedra does a flip while performing a trick at last weekend's cycling festival in Westlake Village. For story, please see page 19A. More...
EASY DOES IT- Lindero Canyon Middle School sixth-grader Katelin Finn, aboard the quarter horse Bailey, balances an egg as she makes her way to the finish line during an event last weekend at Conejo Creek Equestrian Park in Thousand Oaks. Katelin received a blue ribbon for her fine balancing act. More...
+The grand opening for lululemon, a new yogainspired athletic apparel company at The Commons in Calabasas, was not hosted by the Agoura/Oak Park/Conejo Valley Chamber of Commerce, store manager Ana Sapriken said. For more information about the company, email calabasasstore@lululemon.com. More...
JANN HENDRY/Acorn Newspapers HANGING OUT- Westlake Hills Elementary School first-grade student Luke Brolin, 6, swings down from the YMCA rock climbing wall with help from YMCA volunteer Chris Catalano, a Thousand Oaks resident, during Conejo YMCA membership open house on Sunday. More...
Sim Tang-Paradis has recently joined California Oaks State Bank as vice president and SBA business development officer. She has more than 16 years experience in financial services and SBA loans and has held leadership positions with Business Partners LLC, Santa Barbara Bank & Trust, Washington Mutual Bank and First Interstate Bank. More...
As college faculty members and students everywhere struggled to comprehend last week's tragic shootings at Virginia Tech University, authorities at Cal State Channel Islands dealt with an April 19 Internet incident that hinted at similar danger on the Camarillo campus. More...
Like most baseball teams in the Marmonte League, Westlake High is loaded with great pitching. Unfortunately for the Warriors, they are struggling at the plate. In the last four games, Westlake has scored only three runs and has seen its league record drop to 3-6. More...
Be prepared to take your pets with you if evacuation orders are issued
As firefighters advise homeowners to prepare for a long and difficult fire season throughout many of the western states, the Humane Society of the United States urges residents to prepare now for the possibility of evacuation, and that includes preparing to take their pets with them. More...
Agoura Burglars stole a laptop, a digital camera, bank papers and insurance documents from a vehicle parked on Revere Way April 15. The culprits also shattered a window during the incident. The loss was about $2,900. Someone stole a $700 navigation system and a $200 iPod from a vehicle parked on Yankee Drive April 15. A $300 car window was shattered during the incident. More...
GLOBAL MINISTRY- Joni Eareckson Tada cuts the ribbon officially opening the new Joni and Friends International Disability Center in Agoura Hills with the help of her husband, Ken Tada. The 32,000-square-foot facility will serve as the headquarters for the organization's Christian ministry that reaches out to disabled people around the world. More...
MAKING WAVES- The Calabasas winter league WNBA basketball league champs, The Waves, celebrate their victory. From left, Maddi Pariser, Odelia Shohet, Emma Shy-Sobol, Melissa Fenchel, Coach Tom Fenchel, Morgan Brahms and Cate Dapello. More...
D i r e c t e d b y : Lasse Hallstrom S t a r r i n g : Richard Gere, Alfred Molina, Hope Davis, Marcia Gay Harden R a t e d : R (for brief nudity, adult language) R u n n i n g t i m e : 116 minutes B e s t s u i t e d f o r More...
Highway patrol and sheriff's officials have a plan to reduce illegal racing by daredevil drivers who routinely break speed limits and endanger their lives and the lives of others. More...
Regarding the article "White Oak parents still upset over split second- and third-grade class," April 5: It may seem like a small point, but it is important to clarify that while I was paraphrased as saying Dr. More...
So here we go again. A homeowner wants to have his way with things and the homeowner association is having none of it. Latest case: A homeowner on Westlake Lake commissioned an artist to carve an animal sculpture out of a large tree that was on his private property. The homeowner says the tree was dead, the HOA says it was alive. More...
Relay for Life kicks off Saturday