Agoura High ‘Be Like Carter’ scholarship recipients live up to the name
July 5, 2024
Three Agoura High School students were named recipients of the Be Like Carter Scholarship awarded twice a year in memory of Carter Stone, an incoming first-year student at Agoura High...
Bank of America selects Westlake High teen for its Student Leaders honor
July 5, 2024
Bank of America recently announced that a Westlake High School senior has been selected as an official B of A Student Leader, an honor that allows him to participate in...
BRIEFS
July 5, 2024
Free movies at Reyes Adobe Park The City of Agoura Hills Department of Community Services will once again offer its free Movies in the Park for this summer on Saturdays....
Surprise proposal on the lake proves love abounds at all ages
Andrea Gallagher | July 5, 2024
The other day my husband and I were having a very early dinner at one of the restaurants on Westlake Lake. Because it was so early, we were the only...
Van Dyke lends name to school arts program
By Scott Steepleton
scott@theacorn.com | July 5, 2024
Dick Van Dyke is no stranger to helping youth chase their dreams in the performing arts. From reading parts in high school plays to hosting and performing in benefit concerts at the Kavli Theatre in Thousand Oaks, the 98-year-old star of stage, screen and TV—who...
Scouts reach promised land
June 28, 2024
Seven young ladies who demonstrated extraordinary dedication, leadership, and commitment to the values of Scouting were honored at a June 15 Eagle Court of Honor at Valley Outreach Synagogue in Calabasas. The journey to becoming an Eagle Scout requires not only the completion of numerous...
Agoura kids appreciate White
May 24, 2024
Darby White is making a difference in the lives of local student-athletes. The community engagement program manager for Adventist Health Simi Valley, White plays a pivotal role in fostering collaboration between the hospital and local high schools’ sports medicine and athletic trainer programs. Her goal...
Keeping loved ones safe from afar
Andrea Gallagher | May 10, 2024
My friend Ronnie and her sister just signed their mom up for the kind of personal emergency alert service in which someone wears a device around their neck that will signal the service if the device’s button is pressed. An emergency dispatcher will respond and...
Hawk and the Rat Pack
By Eliav Appelbaum
eliav@theacorn.com | July 5, 2024
Simi Valley is a basketball town. Hang it from the rafters, put it on the scoreboard and cut down the nets—the Rat Pack insists on...
Get out the rye bread and mustard, Grandma!
June 28, 2024
The Conejo Oaks, a collegiate wood-bat baseball team founded in 2006, have returned to the diamond. The Oaks, who play their home games at Sparky...
Moorpark College amphitheater receives star-studded support
By John Loesing
newstip@theacorn.com | July 5, 2024
The next generation of young actors and musicians will never be able to reach their greatest potential if they don’t have a grand stage on...
Highest honor
By Eamon Murphy
eamon@theacorn.com | June 28, 2024
The highest award given to youth by the United States Congress saw several Oak Park High students honored. The Congressional Award Foundation recently concluded its...
No clowning around, CHS senior shows talent in many areas
By Eamon Murphy
eamon@theacorn.com | June 21, 2024
Lyla Fronk crammed several high school careers’ worth into her four years at Calabasas High School. In trying to account for all that she did,...
Grads’ biggest day
By Stephanie Bertholdo
Special to The Acorn | June 21, 2024
Agoura and Calabasas high schools said farewell to the class of 2024 on June 13 with dual commencement ceremonies that included all the color and...
COLLEGE STANDOUTS
June 14, 2024
• Noa McAbian of Agoura Hills and Isabella Corton of Calabasas were named to the Southern New Hampshire University winter 2024 President’s List for students...
Life of Lincoln couple explored
July 5, 2024
Premier Theatrical Productions will offer a limited engagement of the critically acclaimed musical “The Lincolns of Springfield” from Thurs to Sun., July 4 to 14 at the Colony Theater in the Burbank Town Center. The musical explores the bond between Abraham and Mary Todd Lincoln,...
LAY DOWN YOUR BURDENS
By Makena Huey
makena@theacorn.com | February 2, 2024
Members of the Conejo Valley Hindu American community gathered at Thousand Oaks’ Sri Venkata Krishna Temple last week to lay down their burdens— both literal and figurative. They did so...
Chamber reveals its ‘40 Under Forty’
June 21, 2024
The Greater Conejo Valley Chamber of Commerce announced this year’s installment of the 40 Under...
RESTAURANT ROUNDUP
By Makena Huey
makena@theacorn.com | June 21, 2024
From sushi to seafood, boba to burgers, there’s something to tickle just about everyone’s taste...
Calabasas mulls tax increase
By Eamon Murphy
eamon@theacorn.com | June 14, 2024
A slowdown in the economy has put one local government in a bit of a...
Homeless are not just houseless, often they are troubled addicts
By Leigh-Anna Bivens
Special to The Acorn | April 26, 2024
Brian Ashheim was my friend. For many of us in the local area his death has become the tragedy that’s lifted our collective gaze from day-to-day living and forced us to take a hard look at the stark realities of homelessness and addiction. I hadn’t...
Senior workshop to help solo women plan for the future
Andrea Gallagher | October 6, 2023
Recently, a friend asked me if there is a book she can read to learn about the things she should be planning for now that she is getting older. She mentioned that she has other single female friends of varying ages who are wondering the...
SHERIFF’S BLOTTER
July 5, 2024
Calabasas On June 9 a woman’s purse was stolen at Ralphs on Commons Way. She had placed her tote bag, containing the Michael Kors purse, in a cart before shopping. When she went to the register to pay she realized her purse was gone. Valued...
SHERIFF’S BLOTTER
June 28, 2024
Agoura Hills On June 10 a postal worker was collecting dropped-off mail out of the blue mailbox in front of the post office on Clareton Drive. After she unlocked the box, a white Honda pulled up and three men wearing hoodies and black masks got...