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'Paywall' removed

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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Timeless tales, modern tastes

RESTAURANT SPOTLIGHT /// Twisted Oak Tavern


A visit to the Twisted Oaks Tavern in Camarillo is like a trip down memory lane. Situated on Ventura Boulevard in Old Town, the majestic building where the restaurant and bar resides was built in 1916 by Lewis & Sons, their name still prominent at the front of the structure. Even after almost 100 years, it embodies the plentiful and […]

Savor some saucy delights

RESTAURANT SPOTLIGHT /// Valentino’s Take ’n’ Bake Pizza & Deli


Years back in Ventura, a teenage Jason Gray was looking for a job when he found one at a local pizza place. Ever since then, the now-36-year-old has been involved in the Valentino’s Take’n’Bake pizza business, which Tom and Tori Dann still run in Ventura, now open for 25 years offering folks freshly made custom pies that take less than […]

King is queen of the guitar

Kaki King’s music is a window into her soul. And so is her guitar. In her transfixing live performances, the face of King’s guitar—an Ovation Adamas Signature 6-String Acoustic— becomes a provocative, moving video screen. You might see flashes of snake skin, a flowering tree or raging flames. King uses projection-mapping technology to present the guitar as a tool that […]

Not just a pretty woman

Based on one of Hollywood’s most beloved romantic stories, “Pretty Woman: The Musical” springs to life Friday to Sunday, Jan. 12 through 14 at the Fred Kavli Theatre, 2100 Thousand Oaks Blvd, Thousand Oaks. The show is presented by Broadway in Thousand Oaks and directed and choreographed by two-time Tony Award winner Jerry Mitchell (of “Hairspray,” “Kinky Boots” and “Legally […]

A good ‘ole saucy BBQ grand opening

The 101 BBQ HUT, aka Willy’s Smokehouse and Rib Ticklers BBQ, will celebrate its grand opening Sat., Jan. 13 with free samples from 1 to 4 p.m. at 30768 Russell Ranch Road, Ste. A, Westlake Village, A “Best In The West” Champion Rib Cook Off Duel will feature award-winning barbecue and Blue Ribbon Sauces based on a 30-year history between […]


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