2015-05-21

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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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Who will be Mr. May?




Reggie Jackson is Mr. October. Somebody with the Agoura and Calabasas high school baseball teams hopes to be anointed Mr. May. The Chargers and Coyotes qualified for the CIF-Southern Section Division 1 playoffs. Agoura, which has won four straight Marmonte League championships, plays host to Edison at 3:15 p.m. today. Calabasas plays Lakewood at Blair Field in Long Beach at […]

Club starts summer camp signups



The Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Conejo Valley is taking registration for 2015 Summer Camp. Campers can attend all of the 10-week sessions or register for a few weeks at a time. Options include Musical Theater Camp, STEM Summer School, traditional day camps, traveling camps with day trips, and sports camps with archery, basketball and soccer. Older youth can […]

Lights will shine bright on Broadway Night



The Agoura High School music department will present its annual Broadway Night at 7 p.m. Thurs., May 28 at the AHS Performing Arts Education Center Mainstage, 28545 Driver Ave. Students, alumni and teachers of AHS will perform Broadway hits in honor of the late Deborah Frank, a former teacher at the school. The event will benefit the Aiding Hearts Foundation […]

Landscape renovation at Lakeview Center




Residents concerned about trees being removed around the perimeter of Lakeview Corporate Center in recent weeks should know that none of the trees are protected under city law and all have been deemed unhealthy, an official with the City of Thousand Oaks has told the Acorn. A landscaping renovation underway at the center will remove 57 unhealthy trees—none of them […]

Eye On Local Area Stocks



‘Marvelous’ show at Agoura High School

’Marvelous Wonderettes’ opens June 5


One of the most famous clichés in Hollywood was the “Hey, let’s put on a show!” story line in films starring Mickey Rooney and Judy Garland. Eighty years later, two Agoura High School students are saying the same thing. Erin Ticktin, 17, and Lyrissa Leininger, 15, first got the idea to codirect a musical last December while attending a party […]

Calendar



THURS., MAY 21 Channel Islands Gulls Spring Hat Luncheon 11 a.m. at Yacht Club at Channel Islands Harbor, 4308 Tradewinds Drive, Oxnard. Luncheon at noon. Wear a hat to celebrate spring. Raffle tickets sold for prizes; proceeds go to charities. Luncheon cost: $25 prepaid. Contac t : Shi r ley. Phone: 805.263.6062. Democratic Club Of Moorpark 6:30 p.m. at Michael […]

Master class open to teens and adults

Actors and singers can work with Broadway,film performer

Of Note Productions, a nonprofi t organization, will present a master class with Broadway and film actor Rogelio Douglas Jr. at 10 a.m. Sat., May 23 at the Grant Brimhall Library, 1401 E. Janss Road, Thousand Oaks. Class sign-in is 9:30 a.m. Douglas has worked as a singer-songwriter, actor and dancer in music, television, theater and dance. He was a […]

Country fans: Mark down June 6 in T.O.

Walking Phoenixes among the acts to play at OakHeart

The fourth annual OakHeart Country Music Festival will take place from 1 to 10 p.m. Sat., June 6 at Conejo Creek South Park, 1300 E. Janss Road, Thousand Oaks. The 2015 artist lineup includes Easton Corbin, Cassadee Pope, Annie Bosko, Blackjack Billy, Eli V, Scotty Mac Band, and the Walking Phoenixes. Presented by The Rotary Club of Westlake Village, the […]

Dominant decade




The Patriots have dominated for a decade. Viewpoint High’s boys’ tennis team claimed the Gold Coast League title this spring. The team has won 10 straight league titles, including crowns as members of the Liberty and Alpha leagues. “Our biggest goal was to win league,” senior Julian Gordy said. “We just wanted to win because we knew the competition was […]