After more than four decades of coaching, being a program director and a pioneer in the local Special Olympics and disability community, Thousand Oaks resident Pat Hendrickson is retiring. Hendrickson ...

Following years of public pressure for redevelopment at a well-known Thousand Oaks commercial site—and the recent roll-out of a soil cleanup plan demanded by environmentalists—construction is set to ...

THRILLS—Mark Wilder entertains a crowd during the Ventura County Fair on Aug. 1. Kaylee Sky, 13, and her 11-year-old brother, Carson, try out the Windsurf ride Everlee McDonald, 3, left, her nephew ...

Get out into the great outdoors—on the town or out of town—with a variety of tours and activities offered by the Santa Monica Mountains Fund, a support organization working in partnership with the ...

I find it amusing that Jack Dedrick in his Aug. 1 letter would complain that the Acorn did not identify, by name, any of the millions of democracy-loving Americans who agree when the paper wrote that ...

While many teenagers spend their time preparing for college or lining up jobs, 19-year-old Arjun Malaviya has been navigating war zones, exploring the world’s least-visited nations, and building bonds ...

In this edition, emergency medicine department medical director Dr. Faraaz Bhatti answers questions about emergency room visits. Should I call 911 or drive myself into the hospital? If you’re in doubt ...

The Ventura County community has come together to mourn the death of two Thousand Oaks men who were fatally shot July 28 by a gunman targeting a Reno, Nevada hotel/casino. A third person was also ...

Calls about stray animals and pests in Thousand Oaks are climbing—and so is the city’s bill to keep them under control. The Thousand Oaks City Council has approved an additional $50,000 in funding for ...

One of the largest health networks in Southern California managing nearly 600,000 members announced that its Enhanced Breast Cancer Detection program will now be included as a benefit in their members ...

Teens, tweens, adults and even kids looking for some fun in Thousand Oaks have a new place to find it at Janss Marketplace. Already home to a trampoline park, gym, axe-throwing rooms and a Dave & ...

An iconic Tennessee Williams play is opening this month at Conejo Players Theatre. In his stage directions, the author offers insight into the first scene. “The scene is memory and is therefore ...