School district officials last week had a tough task convincing parents at Las Virgenes Community Learning Center that the new alternative elementary school in Calabasas could continue without its founding leaders, Brenda and Itamar Harari. More...

Linda Steinman felt short of breath one day last December. Within minutes of calling in sick to work, the mother of three asked her teenage son to call an ambulance. In the hospital, the 54yearold was shocked to learn she had congestive heart failure, pulmonary edema and diabetes. More...

THURS., FEB. 28 Beauty And Beast Oak Park High School Drama Department presents musical "Beauty and The Beast," 7 p.m. tonight through March 1, school Pavilion, 899 N. Kanan Road, Oak Park. Also 2 p.m. matinee March 1. $10 to $20 at door. Box office opens one hour before showtime. More...

Justin Wank, a fifth-grader at Willow Elementary School, says math is his favorite subject. The 11-year-old's love of calculating and number crunching was an acquired taste, cultivated through KnowledgePoints, a Westlake Village tutoring company that counts on hightech video games and oneonone attention to reinforce educational concepts, including math. More...

All events (subject to change) are listed by name, location and time if provided. If calendars are modified, school sources are asked to send updated information to newstip@theacorn.com. Agoura Chargers Fri., Feb. More...

After playing to a draw in their two regular-season games this season, it was no surprise that the Agoura and Moorpark high school girls' soccer teams had to go to suddendeath overtime to determine the winner of Tuesday's CIFSouthern Section Division II semifinal match at MHS. More...

Eighteen years ago a bundle of tawny fur was brought into the Los Angeles Zoo. Who could imagine then that it would one day become a 150pound, 7footlong mountain lion? More...

Agoura Hills A vandal caused $200 in damages by shattering the window of a vehicle parked in the 5400 block of Micaela Drive Feb. 18. Someone caused $2,000 in damages while attempting to gain entry into a business in the 29500 block of Canwood Street Feb. 17. They shattered several windows, but nothing was taken. More...

JANN HENDRY/Acxorn Newspapers FOURSQUARE- Gateway Church is located at 29646 Agoura Road in Agoura Hills. Sunday worship is at 10 a.m. and elementary children meet mid-week on Wednesday evenings. Brian and Laurie Campbell serve as senior pastors to the congregation, which is part of the Foursquare International Church. For more information, call the church at (818) 889-4147. More...

MAKING MUSIC TOGETHER- Former "American Idol" contestant Stefanie Safer will marry Oak Park High School and USC alumnus Jeremy Frank on March 16. The couple plan to live in Encino Village with their dogs Harley and Milo. More...

YOUNG FAN- Belle (Kelli Kay), left, gives Danica Gortner a sneak peek at the perfect-for-a-princess autograph book she will be signing at the Meet Belle and Friends event slated to follow the matinee performance of "Beauty and The Beast" at 2 p.m. Sat., March 1 at Oak Park High School. More...

The LVUSD should be ashamed of themselves. What they've done in allowing Brenda and Itamar Harari to build the Las Virgenes Community Learning Center and subsequently ejecting them after all of their hard work is nothing short of robbery. More...

When Brenda and Itamar Harari, owners of an educational consulting firm in Agoura Hills, requested permisson last year to open a local charter school, Las Virgenes officials said they liked the idea but wanted to see the couple start an alternative school instead. More...