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Ojai’s Designing Women

Janelle at work With architectural antecedents including Mead & Requa, Greene & Greene, Wallace Neff, George Washington Smith and Richard Neutra, Ojai has long been a laboratory in the art of living. The spirit of openness and tolerance included black and female trailblazers Paul Revere Williams’ and Julia Morgan’s earliest commissions. FEATURE | By Bret Bradigan Ojai's Designing Women After years of working amid Palm Springs’ Mid-Century Modern masterpieces, the variety and diversity of Ojai’s styles enchanted Janelle Kandziora of Janelle’s Interiors. Her [...]

Going ‘Public’

FEATURE | By Ilona Saari Going 'Public' When I was five my best friend received her First Holy Communion. Afterward she asked me what religion I was. She went to Catholic school and was a Catholic. Since I went to public school, I told her I was a "Public." It wasn't until I was six that I learned my family was Lutheran. That the church we went to was Redeemer Lutheran.It wasn't until I was six that I learned my family was Lutheran. That the [...]

Over the Grapevine to Grandma’s House: Picnic on the I-5

COLUMN | By Ilona Saari Over the Grapevine to Grandma's House: I-5 Picnic Delicious picnic spread with fresh fruit, bread, spicy sausage and cheese spread out on a red and white checkered cloth in a lush spring park Well, it's that "over the meadow and through the woods to grandmother's house we go" time of year. Or, in my case from LA to the Bay Area, it's "over the meadow and through woods to a cousin's house we go" on the Interstate 5. [...]

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The Ambrose Bierce Theory

COLUMN | By Bret Bradigan The Ambrose Bierce Theory Ambrose Bierce Some years ago I was one of the adult helpers for the Ojai Valley Youth Foundation’s leadership program. The attendees, ages 12 to 15 [...]

CHIEF’S CORNER

Pink Moment Beauty

CHIEF’S CORNER | Capt. James Fryhoff Pink Moment Beauty Young Mural Artist Completes Circle of Community Aubrey Larson with Capt. Fryhoff Since becoming the Chief of Police in Ojai, one of my goals was to [...]

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The Wars on Christmas

FEATURE | Story by Ilona Saari The 'War' on Christmas The war on Christmas and Merry Christmas vs Happy Holidays debate concept theme with toy soldiers attacking the lights and decorations symbolizing the spirit of the winter holiday It’s the most wonderful time of the year!  Out come the carolers, the trees, the eggnog, the presents, the good cheer and, for some, that pesky war on Christmas.  What is with this “war” that’s been waging for years now?     I first heard [...]

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Waltons No More

FEATURE | Story by Ilona Saari I SHOULD HAVE GOTTEN OUT OF THE CAR A Mom Memoir — By Ilona Saari A little girl hugs her grandmother. Black and white photo. Guess what?  We aren’t the Waltons anymore! Few Americans live in family homesteads inhabited by three generations.  Trains, planes and automobiles, as well as education and career opportunities have scattered the family. Baby Boomers may not be the first generation to watch with fascination and horror as our necks get crepe-y, our [...]

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Ventura County Emergency Dispatch (LIVE)

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