2015-01-01
Sheriff’s Blotter
Agoura Hills A person reported that a couple tried to break into his home on Michelle Drive Dec. 19. According to the victim, a man and woman knocked on the front door and when no one answered, they walked into the backyard and knocked on a window. The culprits fled once they saw someone inside. Someone stole $14,500 worth of […]
Santa Monica Mountains tree trimming ready
The County of Los Angeles Department of Public Works has a tree-trimming program designed to maintain the health of its roadside trees while safeguarding commuters, pedestrians and adjacent private properties. Public Works is preparing a routine tree trimming project for unincorporated county roads within the Santa Monica Mountains. The trees included in this project are along Mulholland Highway. Tree trimming […]
‘Ancient’ sculptures rock the new Agoura rec center
Two outdoor rock sculptures commissioned to adorn the new Agoura Hills recreation center pay homage to ancient lore and fanciful notions. Named Mên-an-tol West and Stillpoint, the sculptures were dedicated to the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation as a thank-you from the city. The foundation gave the city a grant which helped complete the facility in time for its Jan. 5 […]
Journal-writing workshop offered in WLV
Journal to Self is a journalwriting workshop using a set of techniques that have been a standard in writing practice. The workshop will meet weekly in two-hour sessions beginning Sun., Jan. 18 in a private area at The Stonehaus café, 32039 Agoura Road, Westlake Village. The instructors are Leslie Levy, San Fernando Valley resident and certified Journal to the Self […]
YMCA still offers naming opportunities
The Triunfo YMCA and Westlake Village Community Foundation campaign announced the completion of funding for its Wishing Wellness Welcome Entry, with a lead gift provided by Rosemary Allison, estate director for Coldwell Banker. Other donors who will be named at the new YMCA front entrance are Y board member Jordan Lippel and his wife, Sherry; Col. Jerry and Mary Knott; […]
On the Trail
Dreaming of a green ChristmasSomeone’s going to have to rewrite a few classic Christmas standards in keeping with our weather shift from a parched to plush landscape. Local residents who cherish Currier and Ives images of snow-laden rooftops and sleigh rides through snowy fields are going to be hard-pressed to find even the humblest vacant lot that is not all fuzzy and bright with […]
Film pokes fun at life in Agoura Hills
Agoura High grad brings sense of humor to the screenOlivia DeLaurentis wanted her short film “Agouraphobia” to poke fun at life in the small, affluent bubble that is Agoura. She knew it was a hit when it got over 15,000 views on YouTube. “Strangers would quote it to me in restaurants, so that was funny,” DeLaurentis said. DeLaurentis, a distant relative of movie producer Dino De Laurentiis, has been […]