Mr. Alfaro! Mr. Alfaro! Mr. Alfaro!” The rhythmic chant rang up and down the corridors of Walnut Elementary School Oct. 17 as ...

Halloween should be a night of laughter, imagination and just the right amount of fright, and there’s plenty to be had tonight (check out the events calendar on page 24 for some ideas). Every year, ...

Thousands attend an Oct. 18 “No Kings” protest on Hillcrest Drive and Lynn Road against President Donald Trump’s policies.

Much like previous “No Kings” protests in Thousand Oaks, last week’s drew massive crowds and was mostly peaceful; however, the event wasn’t without violence. A 57-year-old Thousand Oaks resident was ...

In the quiet Oakbrook neighborhood of Thousand Oaks, the holiday season transforms one home into a vibrant display of ...

Entertainers Jay and Cody Weber have launched a new musical theater company, Weber Productions, Inc., and the debut of their first full-scale production, “A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the ...

My friend recently had dinner with a long-time neighbor who has been diagnosed with mild cognitive impairment. “He carried on a good conversation all through dinner. He seemed fine to me,” she told me ...

Hairspray,” the musical version of John Waters’ 1988 cult comedy about segregation in the early 1960s, opened last week at the Scherr Forum Theatre in Thousand Oaks with a special surprise— the ...

It’s time again for the Thousand Oaks Street Fair—the one time a year that Moorpark Road is closed to cars as the community ...

St. Paschal Baylon Church will host its 62nd annual Conejo Fall Fest—offering a family-friendly fun, food and entertainment—this weekend. The festival will take place at the church at the corner of ...

A Thousand Oaks man arrested on suspicion of tying up, torturing and raping a woman remained in custody this week at the Ventura County Todd Road Jail without bail. Nathan Toft, a 45-year-old handyman ...

IT’S A GRIND—Above, Moorpark resident Olivia Reichelt, center left, 12, Charlie Oberman, 15, of Westlake Village, and Connie Reichelt grind Peruvian corn with a mortar and pestle to prepare tortillas ...