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Eleven weeks after Telemachus Orfanos was fatally gunned down at Borderline Bar and Grill, his family is pulling themselves together, one piece at a time. His parents, Marc and Susan, and his brother, Tymaeus, are trying to adapt to life without the 27-yearold’s boisterous personality and towering frame. The rhythms of normal life—going to work, paying bills, maintaining their garden—often […]

FROM WESTLAKE HIGH TO THE NFL—Above, local dad and former NFL tight end Mike Seidman talks to Cub Scout Pack No. 3787 on Feb. 1 at Lang Ranch Elementary School in Thousand Oaks. Seidman, who grew up in Westlake Village, talked to the scouts about his education, training, being recruited by the Carolina Panthers and the Indianapolis Colts, and playing […]

It’s commonly known that local communities rely on water imported from the north, but part of the supply that travels hundreds of miles to get here often winds up going down the drain. Now, the Las Virgenes Municipal Water District is working to put the area’s recycled wastewater back to work. LVMWD and its partner agency, Triunfo Sanitation District, have […]

During his 24 years with the City of Calabasas, Jeff Rubin has worked hard to develop and maintain the local parks and open spaces. So it’s no surprise that the city’s community services director was named the 2019 recipient of the Chamber of Commerce Spirit of Calabasas Award. The honor is given in memory of Bill Van Gieson for his […]

Elizabeth Wagmeister is an expert at moving across the country. In the last six years the Calabasas High School graduate has moved between California and New York three times. It goes with the job. Wagmeister, 28, is a journalist. She writes for Variety magazine and is a co-host of Page Six TV, a nationally-syndicated celebrity news show based on the […]

The Pacific Coast Yachting Association has chosen Westlake Yacht Club as the 2018 recipient of the Garret Horder Memorial Trophy, and award to the organization judged to have shown the greatest improvement in its junior boating education program. The association represents yacht clubs along the entire Pacific coast of North America from San Diego to Vancouver and Hawaii. The trophy, […]

CONEJO CREW—Above, members of the Rotary Club of the Conejo Valley offer their painting and cleaning services at the Cancer Support Community headquarters on Jan. 19 in Thousand Oaks. Front row, from left are: Derick Isa, Valerie Rhaney, Jeff Blum, Jeff Shoenwald and Marty Kendig. Middle row: Michelle Kendig and Joe Weber. In back is Marc Sattler. At right, Derick […]

CELEBRATION—Above left, from left, Tiffany Ternan, Charlotte Moe, Tyler Duswalt, Blake Ternan, Casey Cusolito, Reilly Ternan, Anna Sziklai and Jaqui Sobel attend the 2018 National Charity League Inc. Conejo Valley Chapter’s 37th annual Debutante Ball. Above right, Reilly Ternan of Westlake Village leads the dancing. The event took place Nov. 23 at the Four Seasons Westlake Village. During their six […]