2015-03-19

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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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Rocker mom also a film star

Indie documentary chronicles her journey of self-discovery


Rebekah Starr is a little bit mommy, a little bit rock ’n’ roll. Now the Westlake-based musician is a little bit film star as well. The 40-year-old’s story of self-discovery is told in the new indie documentary, “My Way,” that she produced about her 2010 journey from tiny Kittanning, Pa., to Hollywood to make a music video. “For years I […]

Life in the Single Lane

Poppin’ profiles, Part 2

Anyone who’s noticing that dating after a certain “more mature” age is way tougher than it used to be, please raise your hand. In my case, just the process of getting enough “beauty rest” before I meet someone, for example, seems to require starting much earlier in a day. If I had my way, I’d start in the early afternoon […]

Senior wins patriotic essay competition



Veterans of Foreign Wars Post Cmdr. Tony Boucher recently presented Gabriella Herrera, a senior at Westlake High School, with the Simi Valley VFW Post 10049 first-place award for her patriotic essay, “Why veterans are important to our nation’s history and future.” Gabriella was also the firstplace winner of the VFW District 7 Voice of Democracy contest, competing with 21 other […]

Annual Friendship Circle walk sets the pace



The ninth annual Friendship Walk will take place on Sun., March 22, starting and ending at Willow Elementary School, 29026 Laro Drive, Agoura Hills. Registration opens at 8 a.m. for those running the timed 5K, which starts at 9 a.m. Registration for the 5K Fun Walk opens at 9:15 a.m. The walk begins at 10 a.m. The walk will culminate […]

Fun and games for teens



The Agoura Hills Recreation and Event Center will host a Game and Trivia Night for middle school students from 6 to 10 p.m. Fri., March 27 at 29900 Ladyface Court. Teens can play board games like Apples to Apples, Jenga and Battleship, and participate in other activities such as charades and Pictionary. The night will finish with a team game […]

Event will benefit wildlife crossing



Beth Pratt, director of the California Regional Center of the National Wildlife Federation, and Cim Castellon, historian for Agoura Hills, will give a status update on the wildlife corridor planned for Liberty Canyon at the 101 Freeway. The special presentation will take place at 6:30 p.m. Wed., April 8 in the Fireside Room at the Agoura Hills Library, 29901 Ladyface […]

A voice for the arts

Supervisor Kuehl appoints Agoura resident to the county arts commission


Agoura Hills art consultant Constance Jolcuvar was appointed to the Los Angeles County Arts Commission by new Los Angeles County Supervisor Sheila Kuehl last month. Jolcuvar, a former documentary producer and costume designer known for topping the heads of celebrities with one-of-a-kind hats, has been a volunteer art consultant for the City of Agoura Hills for more than four years. […]

Couple enjoys unforgettable wedding adventures

Globetrotters from Woodland Hills become man and wife, again and again


Six continents, 12 countries and 38 ceremonies in 83 days— professional aerialists Cheetah Platt and Rhiann Woodyard are performing acrobatic tricks and tying the knot again and again at landmark locations around the globe. The unusual wedding journey, which was paid in part through the online fundraising site Honeyfund, began Feb. 8 and will end in early May in Calabasas. […]