By Kimberly Rivers
The sun is just peaking over the ridges to the east. It’s late fall in Ventura County and while it might get hotter throughout the day, the morning is brisk and requires a coat. Across the county...
By Emily Dodi.
One of Christine Ren’s first memories is of being a little girl at the community pool in rural Pennsylvania where she grew up. She hadn’t yet learned how to swim but, as Ren recalls, “I would...
Make the most wonderful time of the year even sweeter with these decadent recipes.
INTRO BY NANCY D. LACKEY SHAFFER
PHOTOS BY VIKTOR BUDNIK
The holidays simply aren’t complete without something sweet. And while we’d never thumb our noses at a good,...
By Nancy D. Lackey Shaffer
There are few physical pursuits as demanding as mixed martial arts (MMA). Competitors engage in hand-to-hand combat, calling upon skills in boxing, jiu-jitsu, judo, karate, kickboxing, Muay Thai, taekwondo and wrestling to bring their opponents...
By Nancy D. Lackey Shaffer | Photos by Luis Chavez
The small-town charm of Santa Paula can be felt most prominently in its downtown district. Main Street is lined with historic storefronts and could be mistaken for a movie set....
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,...
The Turtle Conservancy works at home and abroad to save turtles and tortoises from extinction.
By Nancy D. Lackey Shaffer
On Ojai’s East End is a little oasis of beauty and serenity, some 10 acres filled with oaks and a few...
Ventura County Potters’ Guild is grounded in tradition and community.
By Marina Dunbar | Photos by Viktor Budnik
Since the group’s inception over sixty years ago, the Ventura County Potters’ Guild has been the county’s premiere organization for artists who wield...
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 Karen Lindell
Satya Twena’s halo hats go through hell to become heavenly.
Most hats begin as a piece of felt — not the stuff used to make kindergarten crafts, but a super-strong fabric that is essentially the compressed, matted and...
