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...
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n Aug. 16, Mixteco Indigena Community Organizing Project (MICOP)OLIVAS hosted its annual Night in Oaxaca at Olivas Adobe in Ventura. This celebration of...
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nancy@ventanamonthly.com
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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...