A large project under construction across from the Agoura Hills city hall and library will become the new home for several high tech companies, communication groups and research and development firms, according to the developers. More...

A confidential depression support group affiliated with the Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance began meeting this week at the Oak Park Library. According to studies, clinical depression affects about 16 percent of the population at some time in their lives. The average age of onset in the late 20s and the trend is for it to strike at ever younger ages. More...

THURS., JUNE 7 Year-End Performance Newbury Park High School Choral Music Department hosts annual yearend concert, 7 p.m. today and tomorrow, campus Performing Arts Center, 456 Reino Road. Classic, contemporary music, choral work, solos. $7 donation, open to public. Proceeds benefit music department activities. John Meler, (805) 383-7215. More...

The United Chambers of Commerce has selected Alex and David Lovi, owners of Agoura's Famous Deli and the new Pickles Deli in Newbury Park as the organization's small business owners of the year. The Lovis were nominated by the Agoura/Oak Park/Conejo Valley Chamber of Commerce. The Agoura Deli has been in operation for more than 10 years on Kanan Road in Agoura Hills. More...

Three Oak Park Unified School District staff members have earned recognition from the Association of California School Administrators. More...

When he was 18 years old Frank Pontello visited UC Riverside's baseball field for the first game of his collegiate career at the University of Eastern Michigan. More...

SLOPPY KISSES- Duchess, 6, a female shepherd mix, is in need of a new home. Duchess can be adopted from the Agoura Animal Shelter at 29525 Agoura Road. To take Dutchess home, ask for ID No. #A3666670. Occasionally pets have already been adopted, so please call (818) 991-0071 first or visit http:// animalcontrol.co.la.ca. More...

+A male, 30, was cited and released for leaving the scene of an accident at 9:08 a.m. May 22 at Lindero Canyon Road and Rockfield Street in Oak Park. +The window of a home was vandalized the night of May 21 in the 5500 block of Oak Park Lane. +An act of vandalism was committed on May 21 in the 6700 block of Pheasant Lane in Oak Park. More...

Chabad of the Conejo will host its annual Gala Banquet at 5:30 p.m. Tues., June 12 at the Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza. The banquet will celebrate Chabad's 28th anniversary in the Conejo Valley. More...

The Woodland Hills-Tarzana Chamber of Commerce will host the eighth annual Festival in the Park from 2 to 8 p.m. Sun., June 24 at Warner Park, 5800 Topanga Canyon Blvd., Woodland Hills. Admission is free. There will be a Kids Fun Zone with a giant water slide and obstacle course and Steven Michael Schwartz from Parachute Express will perform. More...

Rick Kalish, longtime Agoura Hills resident, passed away Memorial Day, May 28th. Rick grew up in the San Fernando Valley. In 1971 he met Ronda Richardson, the love of his life. They married in 1975 and moved to Agoura where their daughter Bree was born in 1977 and son, Brett, followed in 1984. More...

Directed by: Judd Apatow Starring: Seth Rogen, Katherine Heigl, Paul Rudd, Leslie Mann, Jason Segel Rated: R (for sexual situa tions, adult language, drug use) Running time: 129 minutes Best suited for: More...

I am writing to say a simple "thank you" to the teachers, staff and administrators of the Oak Park Unified School District. I have two children who have had the wonderful experience of attending Oak Park schools for their entire school careers. In June, our oldest will graduate from college and our youngest from OPHS. More...

Walking through the chaparral, I am enticed by the deep redpurple berries of the golden currant. I eat a few for a juicy snack, pleased to add another species to my list of edible plants. Knowledge of species that could feed me felt good if I was ever in dire straits. But then reality soon hits me: Does eating a few berries in passing equate to survival? More...

It's no surprise that the word commencement comes from the French word that means beginning . This month's high school and college graduation ceremonies mark both an ending and a beginning for those receiving their diplomas. The giddy ex-students are probably happiest about the ending- glad to be done with final exams and glad to be done with classes. More...