As 2025 ends and a new year begins, Moorpark residents and officials can look back on a time marked by resilience amid regional disasters, and civic projects and active community engagement pegged to ...

FESTIVE FUN—Above, Brandon Kent, left, his 1-year-old daughter Sierra, 3-year-old son Dean and his wife Morgan roast marshmallows for s’mores during the “Family Christmas Celebration” at Moorpark ...

Many people assume that cities fund most older adult services. In reality, they do not. Programs like Meals On Wheels, caregiver support, transportation assistance, home safety modifications and ...

I get gloomy, I think about the 101 Freeway. I know, the freeway itself can be a source of gloom, what with the congestion and irritation that comes with it. But if you look for it, I’ve got a s neaky ...

Ventura County’s only public university, Cal State Channel Islands, has announced a major new affordability initiative designed to expand access to higher education for California families: the ...

GOAL SETTING—Simi Valley and Oak Park soccer players battle in a Coastal Canyon League girl’s match at Simi Valley High School on Dec. 19. The game ended in a 1-1 tie in the league opener for both ...

Mena’chem Heidingsfeld, above, carries a torch after the menorah was lit to celebrate the first night of Hanukkah during the 17th annual “Festival and Unity Menorah Lighting Ceremony” at Mission Bell ...

LET IS SNOW!—Clockwise from top left: Kids play with artificial snow as it falls in the Candy Cane Lane neighborhood of Moorpark on Dec. 18; the Moorpark High School boys’ basketball team hosted a ...

Deputies from the Ventura County Sheriff’s Office Moorpark station will share conversation with the community during the “Coffee with a Cop” event on Dec. 23. The informal gathering will take place ...

As the year 2025 comes to a difficult close, the final insult to injury comes in the form of several posthumous remarks made in the death of Oscar-nominated director Rob Reiner, murdered along with ...

High Street’s steady revival is poised to gain new momentum, with a boutique wine bar moving closer to opening and another long-planned outdoor food and drink venue securing more time to get built.

The centuries-old tradition of pantomime arrived in Thousand Oaks this month with 5-Star Theatricals’ staging of “The Wonderful Winter of Oz,” starring John O’Hurley, best known as the melodiously ...