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Wednesday, February 20, 2019

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Westlake hopes housing plan meets approval

Northrup’s meet-and-greet gets underway

California Strong gives community a lift

Neighbors

Y’s final fundraising push

The Acorn Staff | February 14, 2019

The Yarrow Family YMCA in Westlake Village intends to open this spring, but the organization says it is still $475,000 away from reaching its $12-million fundraising goal needed to complete...

Council member receives Cal Fire Award

The Acorn Staff | February 14, 2019

Calabasas City Councilmember Mary Sue Maurer recently received the 2018 Director’s Award for Partnership from Cal Fire in honor of her exceptional work as part of the Ventura Training Center...

When 70 is the new 40

By Ian Bradley
ianbradley@theacorn.com | February 14, 2019

Senior citizens are the fastest growing population in the country, and the issues involved with growing old can be complex and challenging. How to perform proper estate planning, for example,...

Benefit helping single mom with cancer

| February 14, 2019

A one-night fundraising event, Share the Love for Denise Sheaks Burke, will take place from 4 to 8 p.m. Sun., Feb. 24 at NABU Wines, 2649 Townsgate Road, Ste. 200,...

Family

Bay Laurel students go to a state fair

| February 14, 2019

BRIEFS

The Acorn Staff | February 14, 2019

Kids are superstars The Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Conejo Valley will celebrate youth for their outstanding achievements during the 16th annual Superstars of the Year Celebration on Sun.,...

The Agoura Hills/Calabasas Community Center has partnered with Breakthrough Sports to offer an elite weekly basketball training program for youth basketball players of all skill levels. Organizers say Breakthrough Sports...

Health

Youth share their life with cancer

| February 14, 2019

The Cancer Support Community Valley/Ventura/Santa Barbara is taking entries for the seventh annual “Dear Cancer, It’s Me” high school essay contest. The entry deadline is...

Still time to receive a flu vaccination

| February 14, 2019

As of Feb. 7, Ventura County has seen five influenza-related deaths this flu season, which started in October 2018. At this point in 2018, the...

They got the beat: heart health

| February 14, 2019

The West Hills Hospital and Medical Center will host a free Heart Smart community health event from 2 to 5 p.m. Thurs., Feb. 21 at...

Keeping your healthcare costs down

By Greg Dill
Special to The Acorn | February 14, 2019

Most doctors accept Medicare as full payment for their services. But some accept it only for certain services, and others don’t accept it at all....

Sports

Love’s in the air

VALENTINE’S DAY /// An Acorn special report
Jonathan Andrade
Email: jandrade@theacorn.com | February 14, 2019

There’s no game plan for the unpredictability of love. Defensive...

Calling the shots

BASKETBALL /// NBA All-Star Weekend
Eliav Appelbaum
Email: eliav@theacorn.com | February 14, 2019

Bill Spooner remembers his first day in the NBA like...

All-CIF football stars honored

| February 14, 2019

Even when football ends, it never ends. One day after...

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Editorials

No easy answers to the housing crunch

| February 14, 2019

California’s housing problem just never seems to go away. The hyperexpensive homes in Northern and...

Cartoon

| February 14, 2019

Heads are still high despite big game loss

| February 7, 2019

With only minutes to go in last Sunday’s Super Bowl—rain falling in the Southland— one...

Letters

Yes, guns kill people

| February 14, 2019

I’m a little worried about people who don’t understand that guns actually do the killing...

Debunking your water bill

| February 14, 2019

Beware— the number of residents on your household has a huge impact on your total...

Pure water a pipe dream

| February 14, 2019

Pure water? The Las Virgenes Water District plans to invest $95 million in a 13-year...

Schools

Westlake High cast in moody, gothic drama

By Cary Ginell
originjazz@aol.com | February 14, 2019

In an imposing mansion in Vermont, sisters Mary Catherine (aka “Merricat”) and Constance Blackwood are living in their own isolated hell. Six years before, the...

Students welcome the Year of the Pig

| February 14, 2019

High School Highlights

| February 14, 2019

Agoura Chargers Fri., Feb. 15: Spring club rush/ main quad/10:15 to 10:45 a.m. Date night day care/5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Student-directed musical/ black box/7 p.m....

New independent middle school to open in fall

The Acorn Staff | February 14, 2019

The founders of the Sycamore School in Malibu, an independent elementary school with a curriculum rooted in collaboration, innovation and learning through play and creativity,...

On the Town

Theater puts Shakespeare on platform shoes

By Cary Ginell
originjazz@aol.com | February 14, 2019

We’ve seen lots of things done to Shakespeare’s plays over the years, but in Camarillo...

For Cassidy, new post at 5-Star is a ‘dream’

By Cary Ginell
originjazz@aol.com | February 14, 2019

Patrick Cassidy officially takes over as artistic director for 5-Star Theatricals Feb. 16 with a...

A Grammy for music director

| February 14, 2019

Michael Christie, music director for the New West Symphony in Thousand Oaks, received a Grammy...

For acoustic-music lovers

| February 14, 2019

Songmakers hosts monthly acoustic music song circles for singers, instrumentalists and songwriters of all skill...

Business

SIP wine bar rises from the ash

The Acorn Staff | February 14, 2019

SIP Malibu Grapes, the popular local wine bar that was destroyed in the Woolsey fire,...

Senior living options are discussed

The Acorn Staff | February 14, 2019

Estate and elder care attorney Terri Hilliard will host a program called “Family Matters. Where...

EYE ON LOCAL AREA STOCKS

| February 14, 2019

Columns

How to keep the weather from raining on your vacation

Thor Challgren | February 14, 2019

You can’t help but notice our weather’s been in the news recently. Forget about all those Midwesterners dealing with the Polar Bear Vortex, or whatever it’s called when freezing temperatures...

Praying along with St. Clare of Assisi

Sally Carpenter | February 14, 2019

“For many of us, prayer is our lifeboat, but we still find ourselves treading water from time to time,” says Jon M. Sweeney in “The St. Clare Prayer Book: Listening...