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The new millennium has been a transformative time for newspaper publishing.

Changing reader habits and the advent of new technology have placed big demands on companies in the print news business.

The Acorn and its parent company, Times Media Group, understand that their biggest responsibility is not only the delivery of credible, relevant information in a timely fashion, but making sure residents have easy access to the publication when stories become available.

That’s why we’re super excited about the news being shared today.

Following a five-year stretch in which Acorn readers were given the option of purchasing online subscriptions to the paper, that so-called “paywall” is coming down.

“Mr. Publisher, tear down this wall,” the late President Ronald Reagan might have once said.

And so we did.

Starting immediately, all online content from our five Acorn publications will be available at no charge to the reader, meaning a paid subscription is no longer required to click and read articles. The weekly Acorn has always been delivered to your driveway at no cost—that more than 40-year tradition will continue—and from now on The Acorn on the internet will be free as well.

Why the change?

The Acorn is your community newspaper, and we want to make sure it stays that way. We believe it’s important that residents feel a connection to the stories we write and also learn about the businesses that advertise in their community. The absence of a paywall is the best way to ensure this free-flow of information remains.

We also invite readers to sign up for the new, easy-to-read Acorn newspaper e-edition delivered weekly to your e-mail. Viewed on mobile, desktop or laptop, the pages are super easy to navigate and, free, just like the print paper.

Local journalism is first gear in the engine that drives America’s free press, and a free press it shall be.

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March is Mermaid Month at the Harbor

Fans of mermaids will love this. Ventura Harbor Village is featuring its ninth annual “March is Mermaid Month” celebration at the village on Spinnaker Drive in Ventura. Lovers of the sea and landlubbers alike can celebrate these mystical sirens with free ocean-inspired festivities from noon to 3 p.m. on select dates, as well as on Sat., March 16 and 23. […]

Fundraising is in its final stages for the inclusive Morrison playground



The Morrison Park Playground project in Agoura Hills got a big boost last week in the form of a $10,000 check donation from the Agoura-based Los Angeles Rams NFL team. Sponsored by the Westlake Village Rotary Foundation, the Morrison Park Playground group previously entered into an agreement with the city of Agoura Hills to raise funds that will help rebuild […]

Great Race returns April 13 and event volunteers are invited to sign up

The Nature Made Great Race, the long-running Agoura Hills foot races returns April 13 for its 39th year. Participants can choose from six different races, including the Mazda T.O. Chesebro Half Marathon, Old Agoura 10K, Deena Kastor 5K, 15K combo, all-ages 1 Mile, and the 10.3 Mile Cronies Triple Stack Challenge. The races will end with a lively finish line […]

Meet your Youth of the Year

Community Center, community crown jewel to reopen after 3+ years



The Calabasas Community Center, closed since for repairs and upgrades since the pandemic hit, is hosting a grand reopening March 16. Longtime city councilmember and Community Center Alliance board member James Bozajian, who helped open the facility more than 25 years ago, takes us an a tour. Like the mythological Phoenix, the Agoura Hills/Calabasas Community Center is poised to be […]

La Reina families file lawsuit



One month after the closure of Thousand Oaks’ La Reina Catholic school was announced, a group of parents, students and donors has filed a lawsuit against the school’s sponsors, the Sisters of Notre Dame. Filed Feb. 26 in Ventura County Superior Court, the lawsuit claims that the religious institution that sponsors the T.O. high school and middle school committed fraudulent […]

Quest fined for dirty lab disposals

Quest Diagnostics Inc., a national medical testing company with offices throughout Ventura and Los Angeles counties, has settled a nearly $5 million lawsuit for the illegal disposal of hazardous waste, medical waste and patient information. The multi-jurisdictional civil lawsuit involved the offices of California Attorney General Rob Bonta and the district attorneys of Alameda, Los Angeles, Monterey, Orange, Sacramento, San […]

COLLEGE STANDOUTS

• Giordanna Baker of Agoura HIlls was named to the College of Charleston fall 2023 President’s List (Highly Distinguished). • Andrew Koyoc of Agoura Hills made the Hartwick College fall 2023 dean’s list. Harwick College is in Oneonta, New York. • Erin Beazley of Calabasas earned the distinction of Faculty Honors for fall 2023 at the Georgia Institute of Technology […]

Expanding minds

Local students will get to sharpen and refine their problem-solving skills as they tackle global issues in the coming weeks. The YMCA’s Model United Nations for middle schoolers, sponsored by the Southeast Ventura County YMCA, including The Yarrow Family Y in Westlake Village, begins March 6. Through April 28, participants become “delegates” and will join peers from across California to […]


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