2017-03-09

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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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Diverting food waste




Green waste now includes food waste. Residents in Agoura Hills soon will be given the option of recycling their discarded food as part of a green waste initiative by Waste Management, the city’s trash hauling contractor. An organics collection program was discussed at the Feb. 22 Agoura Hills City Council meeting. According to Louis Celaya, deputy city manager, residents can […]

Agoura kids prove artistic



Several local students were honored by the California State PTA in the Reflections Art Program. Agoura High School ninth-grader Wyatt Jackson received the Award of Excellence in Visual Arts-Special Artist. Wyatt’s 3-D acrylic piece is titled “The Colors of My Mind.” Wyatt works with his mom raising money for kids with autism. Cecilia Bellissimo, an Agoura High freshman, received an […]

OPHS ‘Hair’ will be a blast from the past



The Oak Park High School performing arts program will present “Hair” in the school pavilion, 899 N. Kanan Road. Showtimes are 7 p.m. Thurs. through Sat., March 16 to 18, with a 2 p.m. matinee March 18. Director Allan Hunt is recreating the tribal love-rock musical that defined American culture in 1968. “Hair” is about a group of young New […]

High School Highlights



Agoura Chargers Fri., March 10: Late start day VICE dance/7 p.m. Sat., March 11: Munch Madness, silent auction/4 to 9 p.m. Mon., March 13: Charger Club meeting/A2/7 p.m. Tues., March 14: Election assembly/main stage/8:40 a.m. Pi Day/main quad/10:20 a.m. Wed., March 15: PFC meeting/ public library/9 a.m. Charger Club parent ed night/G building/7 p.m. Thurs., March 16: Eighthgrade parent drop-in/3 […]

Community gets a taste of Munch Madness

Proceeds to benefit IB program

The seventh annual Munch Madness international street fair and silent auction will take place from 4 to 8 p.m. Sat., March 11 at Agoura High School, 28545 Driver Ave. This year, AHS will combine two of its biggest events, Munch Madness and the silent auction, for an all-ages community celebration. Munch Madness will feature a dozen food trucks, street vendors, […]

Let it snow!



THE GAUNTLET—Above, sledding down the hill without being sprayed by snow is a challenge. The sledding hill was the hottest attraction of the day at the March 4 Let it Snow Carnival, a benefit for Oak Park Neighborhood School. The fun included sledding, snowball fights and lots of horsing around in the white stuff. Also featured were a bouncy house, […]

Time to plan a rockin’ road trip

Flying Squirrel

If you’re a fan of live music, you’re probably used to seeing shows at local venues like the Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza or The Canyon club in Agoura Hills, or maybe even the Microsoft Theater or Staples Center in downtown Los Angeles. If you catch a concert or a show in one of those settings, most likely you’ll drive […]

Making wishes come true



GALA GALS—Above, Natalie Montenegro of Ventura, left, and Moorpark resident Kelly Fitzpatrick ham it up in the photo booth during the eighth annual Wish Night Gala fundraiser for Make-A-Wish Tri-Counties on March 3 at the Hyatt Regency Westlake. Below, Pattie Mullins, CEO of Make-A-Wish Tri- Counties, left, with Andrew Firestone, event emcee, and Trish Miller, Make-A-Wish board chairperson. The event […]