2017-02-02

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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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Run Club prepares kids for Great Race



YOUNG ATHLETES—The Oak Hills Run Club trains every Wednesday and Friday morning. The student runners are preparing for the Great Race of Agoura on April 1. Parents Heather Peters, Anastasia Soroa, Heather Shmorak and Stephanie Green run the club.

Renaissance man Steve Martin still youthful at 71




Steve Martin has so many credits on his resume, he’s a one-man entertainment industry. Actor, comedian, screenwriter, producer, art curator, playwright, musician and author, Martin is a modern-day Renaissance man. His appearance last month at the Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza, part of the Distinguished Speaker Series, presented a unique opportunity for guests to view the mind-set of this highly […]

‘Dirty Dancing’ star dishes on her acting career




When the musical version of “Dirty Dancing” opens at the Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza tonight, Feb. 2, it will be a homecoming of sorts for actress Bronwyn Reed. She hasn’t performed on a live stage in California since high school, and she’s looking forward to having friends and family in the audience. Reed, who plays Baby, the teenage ingenue […]

Open-jury art show in T.O.



The Thousand Oaks Art Association will present an open-jury show through Feb. 28 at the Thousand Oaks Community Gallery, 2331 Borchard Road, Newbury Park. Works of art by artists from all over Southern California can be seen. For more information including gallery hours, call (805) 498-4390 or visit www.toartgallery.org.

Eugene’s in the army now in Simon’s comedy

PLAY REVIEW /// ‘Biloxi Blues’


Neil Simon’s “Biloxi Blues” is the second installment of the semi-autobiographical trilogy tracing Simon’s formative years on his way to becoming one of America’s most admired playwrights. Simon’s alter ego, the self-analytical teenager Eugene Jerome, is the centerpiece of the series’ initial entry, “Brighton Beach Memoirs,” but in “Biloxi Blues,” Eugene, now 20, takes a back seat to his supporting […]

Calendar



THURS., FEB. 2 Business-Professional Women Of Conejo Valley 7 p.m. at Camboni restaurant, 75 W. Thousand Oaks Blvd., T.O. Men and women welcome. Lalaine Braime, CPA, presents latest tips on 2016 taxes. Contact: Lydia Steadman. Phone: 818. 889.4953. Documentary Screening 7 to 10 p.m. at Agoura High School performing arts education center, 28545 W. Driver Ave. Screening of “Screenagers: Growing […]

Chinese acrobats tumble into T.O.



The Golden Dragon Acrobats will bring their artistry and athleticism to the Kavli Theatre at 2 p.m. Sat., Feb. 11 at the Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza, 2100 E. Thousand Oaks Blvd. Impresario Danny Chang and choreographer Angela Chang combine award-winning acrobatics, traditional dance, costumes, ancient and contemporary music and theatrical techniques in this show, which is suitable for both […]

Duo still digging rock and roll music



Peter Yarrow and Noel Paul Stookey will bring their songs and stories to the Kavli Theater at 8 p.m. Fri., Feb. 17 at the Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza, 2100 Thousand Oaks Blvd. The iconic folk trio Peter, Paul and Mary made music together for nearly 50 years, arriving on the scene with a 1962 self-titled album and the hit […]

Why write a Torah scroll?



As part of its on-going Torah Project which commemorates the 50th anniversary of Temple Adat Elohim, the Reform congregation is holding a free series of public workshops that examine how the Jewish people have traditionally read and understood Torah. This session of “The 3Rs of Torah” series is “wRiting Torah,” led by soferet Linda Coppleson from 7 to 8:30 p.m. […]

Guild to present Messiaen masterpiece



The Epiphany Music Guild will present Olivier Messiaen’s masterpiece “Quatuor pour la fin du temps” (Quartet for the end of time) at 7:30 p.m. Sun., Feb. 12 the Church of the Epiphany, 5450 Churchwood Drive, Oak Park. A complimentary reception will precede the concert at 6 p.m. A pre-concert discussion of the history and music of the piece will be […]