By Nancy D. Lackey Shaffer | Photos by Chris Mortenson
Tiki culture is not Pacific Islander culture. The societies of Oceania — a geographical area covering over three million square miles between mainland Asia and the Americas and which includes...
By Alex Wilson | Photos by Viktor Budnik
Alexa Coughlin enjoyed crafting and sewing clothes with her mom growing up in the town of Mākaha on the west side of Oahu, Hawaii. “I was basically a craft nerd. I loved...
By Mike Nelson | Photos by Viktor Budnik
It’s not unusual, driving around greater Los Angeles, to see bright fluorescent signs attached to lamp posts or fences, with notices bearing an arrow and a code word that means, essentially, the...
By Nancy D. Lackey Shaffer
In Ventura County, picturesque locations for the most memorable wedding abound. Beautiful beaches offer seaside romance, sprawling ranches provide rustic elegance. For something chic, consider a winery or elegant property with sweeping views. We are...
By Mike Nelson | Photos by Viktor Budnik
Need chocolate? Of course you do. But what kind?
You can wander through any supermarket or drugstore candy aisle and find plenty of mass-produced chocolate items — boxed, bagged and barred, some better...
Omar Reyes Benítez | Photos by Viktor Budnik
Ventura nonprofit STEMbassadors is leading the way. Through
programs like its IDEA Center and professional development initiatives, the organization is helping students get precious experience in a pricey industry.
It was founded in 2017...
Story and photos by Chuck Graham
The 500-pound silverback was hungry. Not hangry...just hungry.
As shafts of morning light penetrated the rainforest of the Virunga Mountains in Central Africa, the mountain gorilla casually lumbered over to a dense stock of bamboo,...
Shepherdess Land and Livestock integrates land management with sustainable wool production.
By Nancy D. Lackey Shaffer | Photos by Viktor Budnik
Wide open skies. Rolling hills softened by velveteen carpets the color of emeralds. Oak trees, the Topatopa Mountains and a...
By Alex Wilson | Photos by Viktor Budnik
Sergio Garcia is hoping to spread the word about the Oxnard Bike HUB, a community bike repair shop and second-hand bike store that opened in downtown Oxnard last November, because he knows...
Beloved institution Danny’s Deli embraces its community with traditional recipes,
a caring staff and a taste of Jewish culture.
By Nancy D. Lackey Shaffer | Photos by Viktor Budnik
Brisket roasted to melt-in-your-mouth tenderness. Bagels made fresh daily. Matzo ball soup. Fat...
