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Sigmas are stupendous on the field

[caption id="attachment_198752" align="aligncenter" width="1024"]KICK IT—The Agoura Sigmas team comprises 16U AYSO boys in Region 4: Agoura, Calabasas, Westlake Village and Oak Park. Following a successful regular season against Ventura County AYSO regions the team met neighboring AYSO regions in the Area E Playoffs. The Sigmas finished the three playoff games with a 100% record with...... READ MORE >

Movie, live music merge into one dance

“Dirty Dancing,” the 1987 coming-of-age movie that marked a generation with a romantic yet controversial storyline and a soundtrack that rocks from beginning to end, is coming to Thousand Oaks on Tues., Nov. 21—but it’s coming with a twist. “Dirty Dancing in Concert” showcases the digitally remastered film on a full-size theater screen and is backed by a live band... READ MORE >

Food is a family affair with a Mexican flare

The main ingredient in the history of Money Pancho is love. In the mid-1970s, Jorge Lopez was a young chef at the restaurant in Guadalajara City, Mexico, where he learned the secrets of all of its delicious recipes. He loved these dishes so much that he decided to bring his wife, Maria, to the United States so they could give... READ MORE >

Lucky No. 7

The match was over, but it wasn’t settled. A winner was not crowned. Westlake High’s girls’ tennis team waited anxiously for 15 minutes as officials tabulated scores in the Warriors’ CIF-Southern Section Open Division championship with Mater Dei on Nov. 10 at Pomona Pitzer College. “Every second that passed by, it felt like I lost a year of my life,”... READ MORE >

The Game

This isn’t the biggest game of the year. It’s the biggest game ever between two Conejo Valley public high school football teams. Since 1970, Thousand Oaks and Newbury Park have played each other 55 times. When they kick off at 7 p.m. Friday in the CIF-Southern Section Division 5 semifinals at Panther Stadium, it will be the rivals’ first game... READ MORE >

A night like no other

It is a time not easily forgotten by the residents who felt its wrath. Five years ago, the Woolsey fire burned nearly 97,000 acres in Los Angeles and Ventura Counties, claiming three lives and destroying 1,600 structures. Sweeping south from its starting point near Simi Valley and tearing through the mountains and canyons to the coast, the fire forced around... READ MORE >

Police investigate death of Jewish man killed at protest

Police say they have at least one suspect under investigation in connection with the death of a 69-year-old Jewish man during a violent confrontation between Israeli and Palestinian demonstrators Nov. 5 in Thousand Oaks. Paul Kessler of Thousand Oaks died as a result of blunt force trauma after falling and hitting the back of his head on pavement, Ventura County... READ MORE >

Final arguments prepped as Grossman case nears

Certain text messages sent by Rebecca Grossman concerning the fatal traffic collision in which she was involved will be allowed as evidence in her upcoming double murder trial, a judge ruled during a preliminary hearing in Van Nuys Nov. 3. Grossman, a Hidden Hills resident, is charged in the deaths of Mark and Jacob Iskander, ages 11 and 8, who... READ MORE >

New citizens pledge their allegiance locally

United States Citizenship and Immigration Services welcomed 48 new American citizens during a naturalization ceremony Nov. 2 at the King Gillette Ranch Santa Monica Mountains Visitor Center near Calabasas. USCIS officials administered the new citizens’ Oath of Allegiance. National Park Service ranger Eric Johnson offered congratulatory remarks. The four dozen new citizens come from 18 countries: Afghanistan, Armenia, Egypt, El... READ MORE >

Police fatally shoot man following Old Town Calabasas machete attack

A knife-wielding man who attacked another person with a machete was shot dead by police at Sagebrush Cantina in Old Town Calabasas the evening of Nov. 1. The fatal confrontation took place at around 7:45 p.m. on the patio of the popular Mexican restaurant and live music venue at 23527 Calabasas Road. The incident occurred in the City of Los... READ MORE >