The Conejo Valley's first highend department store More...

Inhabitants of the remote mountainous region of Grande Colline in Haiti are severely lacking in healthcare, but a small group of Conejo Valley residents is trying to fill the need. More...

THURS., AUG. 28 Chamber Luncheon Calabasas Chamber of Com merce hosts luncheon, 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., Calabasas Country Club, 4515 Park Entrada. Guest speakers discuss "Green initiatives in Calabasas." $30 members, $35 nonmembers. RSVP required. More...

Law firm chooses Westlake The Alvarez Firm , a law corporation that specializes in business, real estate and estate planning matters, opened an office in Westlake Village. More...

PYRAMID POWER— Members of the Agoura High School varsity football team show their lighter side by performing a pyramid during the team's annual pre-season kick-off picnic at Chumash Park in Agoura Hills last Saturday. The first game for the Agoura Chargers is Fri., Sept. 5. More...

The Royal High boys' water polo team wants what Agoura has, and, no, it's not just a Marmonte League title. The Highlanders wouldn't mind capturing their own league title for the first time since 2005, but what head coach Steve Snyder is really looking forward to is a CIF-Southern Section Division IV championship plaque. More...

Dogs rescued from an alleged canine hoarder are available for adoption at several Los Angeles County Animal Control facilities, including the Agoura Hills Animal Shelter. According to media reports, Cindy Bernis has been arrested numerous times on charges of animal neglect and abuse. More...

Agoura Hills Someone stole a $100 radio from a vehicle in the 28900 block of Hollow Brook Avenue Aug. 14. Vandals caused $520 in damages spray-painting school property in the 5840 block of Larboard Lane Aug. 13. More...

The Ventura County Audubon Society has announced events for September. •Dee Lyon will lead a group to the Santa Clara River Mouth Sat., Sept. 6 to look for ducks, sandpipers, herons, terns, plovers, phalaropes, turnstones, moorhens, pipits and ospreys. Attendees meet at 8 a.m. More...

A local man's business trip to Africa inspired his children to think globally and act philanthropically. Agoura resident Steve Hess traveled to Kigali, Rwanda, in spring 2008 to offer his engineering expertise to a United States firm and the Rwandan government, which were jointly launching a business to help Rwandan citizens make a living wage. More...

"Death Race" Rated: R When I say that "Death Race" is an okay flick, it is with the caveat that I am talking about a film titled "Death Race." Produced by schlock master Roger Corman, ("A Bucket of Blood," "Little Shop of Horrors") and directed by Paul W. S. More...

I am heartsick about the closing of The Stage Door Theatre. I'm sure Ms. Salerno is well intended. I just wish she had a better understanding of our community. People here love (theater owners) Mike and Gale. Many individuals could set up a new, slick theatre; the Stage Door became a family, home to actor and audience alike. You'll never see another like it. More...

Several weeks ago we asked our readers—those with an active imagination and a knack for writing—to put their creative juices to work in The Acorn's second annual "Fiction in a Nutshell" contest. More...

Today The Acorn reveals the winners of this year's "Fiction in a Nutshell" contest. With 115 entries in both the 18-and-over and under-18 categories, the contest easily surpassed last year's haul of 70 stories. The authors were anxious to prove their chops, and judging by the quality of work that was submitted, they succeeded. More...