By Nancy D. Lackey Shaffer | Photos by Andrea Lehman
Arthurian legend holds that Avalon was an enchanted isle, where the great sword Excalibur was forged, the sorceress Morgan le Fay dwelt and King Arthur himself was brought to die.
Avalon...
By Nancy D. Lackey Shaffer
Smong the many “Nutcracker” ballets that will be staged in Ventura County this holiday season is the sparkling production offered by Footworks Youth Ballet. The nonprofit component of Ventura-based Oakley Ballet Center will bring the...
Public transportation riders know that every year, Gold Coast Transit District goes full throttle into the holidays with the spectacularly decorated “Holiday Bus.” This year’s vehicle was unveiled on Dec. 4 at a special ribbon cutting ceremony held at...
By Alex Wilson | Photos by Viktor Budnik
Chocolatiers Lisa Casoni and Heather Stobo owned Ojai’s Porch Gallery for about 10 years, selling contemporary art from a historic Victorian building behind Ojai’s Arcade.
During their time as Ojai gallerists, they became...
By Mike Nelson | Photos courtesy of Gold Coast Veterans Foundation
It’s enough of a tragedy to be hungry, homeless and hopeless. But when you’ve served in the U.S. military and have placed your life on the line to defend...
By Alex Wilson
Kevin Brannon traces his family’s history in Port Hueneme and South Oxnard back four generations. His upbringing was more hardscrabble than most: Brannon’s dad passed away when he was young and his mom was in and out...
By Nancy D. Lackey Shaffer | Photos by Viktor Budnik
This is a landmark year for the Ojai Art Center. The community organization, founded in 1939 by Dr. Charles Butler as a home for artistic endeavors of all kinds, celebrates...
By Nancy D. Lackey Shaffer | Photos by Viktor Budnik
The tall and stately building on the corner of Main and Laurel streets in Downtown Ventura has been a distinctive landmark since it was built in the 1920s. Originally designed...
By Kit Stolz
Poetry in the 805 survived the pandemic and is alive and well in cafes and schools and libraries all around Ventura County, say local poets young and old, who speak with enthusiasm about what poetry has given...
By Mike Nelson
Ever meet someone for the first time and feel like you already know that person?
The same can be true of musical instruments. Just ask Alyssa Park, who at age 5 saw Itzhak Perlman playing violin on TV,...
