2017-04-13

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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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CIG opens in Westlake Village



Capital Insurance Group, a regional property and casualty insurer headquartered in Monterey, Calif., has opened an office on Russell Ranch Road in Westlake Village. CIG’s new location employs a team of underwriters as well as sales and loss-control professionals and, according to a press release, is expected to hire more people in the near future. “Westlake Village is a thriving, […]

New tenant for Park Place



Summit Financial Consultants, Inc., a wealth management firm, announced it has expanded operations and moved into Phase II of Westlake Park Place in Westlake Village. The company leased 6,090 square feet at the 3075 Townsgate Road office building and moved in April 1. It was previously headquartered in a Park Place Phase I office. DAUM Commercial Real Estate Services represented […]

COLLEGE STANDOUTS



Jacob Jay Finch of Agoura Hills made the 2016 autumn quarter dean’s list at Seattle Pacific University in Seattle, Wash. The following local residents were named to dean’s list for the fall 2016 semester at Emerson College: Emily Kramer of Calabasas, a media arts production major; Laura Porat of Agoura Hills, an animation and motion media major; and Wylie Anderson […]

HIGH SCHOOL HIGHLIGHTS



Agoura Chargers Fri., April 14: Last day of spring break-no school Tues., April 18: AP pre-administration/ main stage/7:50 a.m. Wed., April 19: AP pre-administration/ main stage/7:50 a.m. Senior meeting/8:45 a.m. PFC meeting/public library/9 a.m. Thurs., April 20: AP pre-administration/ main stage/7:50 a.m. IBPA/G building/7 p.m. Calabasas Coyotes Fri., April 14: Last day of spring break-no school Oak Park Eagles Fri., […]

Schools open new life skills kitchens




Students are learning more about what it takes to cook, clean and live independently thanks to a pair of new life skills kitchens recently opened at Agoura and Calabasas high schools. According to Derek Ihori, director of pupil services for the Las Virgenes Unified School District, the high schools use the fully-equipped kitchens for special education classes, but the kitchen […]

Briefs



Get muddy with the kids’ clubs The Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Conejo Valley’s Family Fun Run 2K Mud Dash will take place Sat., April 15 at Redwood Middle School, 233 W. Gainsborough Road, Thousand Oaks. Check-in will start at 8 a.m., followed by the first wave of runners at 9 a.m. An Easter egg hunt will also take […]

Earth Day at bookstore



Barnes & Noble will have an Earth Day Celebration featuring Debbie Widerøe, author of the “Adventures of Camellia N.” book series at 11 a.m. Sat., April 22 in Westlake Village. Through this series, Camellia takes children on global expeditions to the seven continents and under the sea where they learn about and gain appreciation for the environment, wildlife and natural […]

Springtime at the Y



CRAFTY KIDS—The Triunfo YMCA is holding its spring camp this week through April 14 at the YMCA daycare facility at Willow Elementary School in Agoura Hills. The break coincides with school spring break. The daily activities feature spring-related crafts and games. Crafts include clay modeling, water coloring, making a wind catcher, and painting and planting flowerpots. Games include soccer, a […]

A flowery fundraiser in Westlake



Judy Doane, president of the Westlake Village Garden Club, and Maryanne Lucas, Westlake Village Garden Tour chair, are promoting the 44th annual Garden Tour to run from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sun., April 23. The tour will feature four distinctive gardens. The garden club, comprised of more than 100 members, spends 10 months planning this community event. A sampling […]