NEWS MEISTERS Lisa and Jim Rule, publishers of the Acorn Newspapers, bought the original western Los Angeles County edition and branched out with editions covering eastern Ventura County. Acorn file photo . Newspaper is a family affair Viable acorns can grow into sturdy oak trees, easily 60 feet tall, in 25 years. Newspapers aren’t measured the
Get ready to party in the parks. The City of Thousand Oaks’ annual Pop-Up Arts and Music Festival features the following free public outdoor performances at 7 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays in June. Guests can bring their own chair, blanket, food and drinks. In partnership with local arts organizations, the festival will include local
CELEBRATION Sean Rendineo, who owns Five07 with his wife, Amber, gets ready for the coffee shop’s fifth anniversary. The shop’s name symbolizes what the couple believe are the five elements of creating something of importance: inspiration, buildup, resistance, overcoming and collaboration all happening seven days a week. Courtesy photo One of Thousand Oaks’ independent shops is celebrating
WELL-ROUNDED Micah Rodriguez is a senior outfielder and pitcher for Thousand Oaks High’s baseball team. Rodriguez, a scholar athlete and sports editor of the Lancer newspaper, is bound for Oberlin College. MICHAEL COONS/Acorn Newspapers BASEBALL /// Thousand Oaks Lancers Micah Rodriguez’s grandfather Victor, who he affectionately called Abuelito, inspired the Lancer to play baseball. Victor Rodriguez
Graymark Capital, in partnership with Argosy Real Estate Partners, has purchased the former headquarters of Anthem Blue Cross at 120 Via Merida in Thousand Oaks to be repurposed for biotech firms. (Mike Harris / PCBT staff) Thousand Oaks’ formidable biotech hub continues to grow as experts have forecast. The latest addition is a roughly 100,000-square-foot