Clean lines and sustainable design define the magnificent Wall House in Ojai. BY Mark Storer | Photos By Michael Montano The shifting landscapes and seismic heaving...
Lila Francese, founder of OHI Home, offers insight into what makes a house — and a life — more beautiful. BY EMILY DODI L ila Francese of sought-after...
Descanso Gardens is a vibrant island of natural beauty in a sea of urban development. BY NANCY D. LACKEY SHAFFER La Canada Flintridge is merely 20 miles...
OLIVAS ADOBE O n Aug. 16, Mixteco Indigena Community Organizing Project (MICOP)OLIVAS  hosted its annual Night in Oaxaca at Olivas Adobe in Ventura. This celebration of...
– Nancy D. Lackey Shaffer nancy@ventanamonthly.com W hat do you get when a renowned architect becomes his own client? A dream house of extraordinary vision, as seen...
By Mike Nelson | Photos by Viktor Budnik Roya Alt’s appreciation for art can be traced to her formative years in Marina del Rey, when...
By Tim Pompey | Photos by Viktor Budnik Its manicured walls and gates sit quietly near the intersection of Thompson Boulevard and Ash Street. A...
All photos courtesy of the Museum of Ventura County The Museum of Ventura County’s Agriculture Museum was closed for a good chunk of the fall,...
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...
By Nancy D. Lackey Shaffer | All photos courtesy Zachari Dunes on Mandalay Beach Oxnard’s Mandalay Beach is one of the prettiest seaside spots in...