VC Reporter

25/01/2025

The 1970s and 1980s hitmaker group Pablo Cruise performs at The Canyon Club this Saturday, and for founding member Cory Lerios of Thousand Oaks, the timing of the performance is bittersweet.

If music heals the soul, then now more than ever it’s time to play.

24/01/2025

Canadian guitarist Jesse Cook, who plays the Bank of America Performing Arts Center, Thousand Oaks this Saturday, said he considers the Los Angeles area his second home. His breakout show was at the Catalina Island JazzTrax Festival. L.A., San Diego and Phoenix were the first three cities that really understood Cook and his music.

Canadian guitarist Jesse Cook said he feels helpless. Bringing music to California seems trite in light of the devastation caused by the Eaton and Palisades fires.

23/01/2025

In this week’s issue: Robin Greenfield is on track to complete a 1,600-mile “Walk of Gratitude” along coastal highways all the way from Canada to Los Angeles, and received a warm greeting in Ventura on Jan. 11.

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22/01/2025

Cheeky English pop star Robbie Williams may be a household name abroad, but he’s been garnering attention in the States thanks to the new film “Better Man,” which tells his story from his time as a 15-year-old in the boy band Take That to his successful solo career. There’s a twist — Jonno Davies, as a CGI chimpanzee through voice acting and motion capture, plays Williams.

Cheeky English pop star Robbie Williams is a household name abroad. In the United States, however, he lives a relatively anonymous lifestyle in Los Angeles.

21/01/2025

Meet Mary Ann McFadden, the newly chosen poet laureate of Ventura County.

Mary Ann McFadden was inaugurated as the newly chosen poet laureate of Ventura County at a ceremony on Sunday, Jan. 12, at the Museum of Ventura County in front of

20/01/2025

“Hotbed Hotel” is onstage through Feb. 1 at the Conejo Players Theatre.

Welcome to the Turtle Beach Hotel in the Florida Keys. It’s a small 12-room boutique run by husband-and-wife owners Terry (Cassie Kelso-Bucey) and Brian (Drew Orlando) Cody. Cute place right

17/01/2025

A Lancaster man who went on a Camarillo crime spree July 27 that included an armed robbery and a deadly traffic collision involving a bicycle rider has been sentenced to 12 years in state prison.

A Lancaster man who went on a Camarillo crime spree July 27 that included an armed robbery and a deadly traffic collision involving a bicycle rider was sentenced to 12

16/01/2025

No one could have accurately predicted the scope of the disaster that would rage through hillside neighborhoods in Pacific Palisades and Altadena, destroying over 12,000 structures and claiming dozens of lives.

Ventura County authorities were already on high alert as a Santa Ana windstorm of historic proportions bore down on Southern California, described as “life threatening” by National Weather Service forecasters.

16/01/2025

In this week’s issue: In what might be described as the ultimate farce, “Hotbed Hotel” chronicles the increasingly outlandish and chaotic life of the Codys as they try to sell this “nonprofit organization” to a New York businessman and his supposed wife.

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14/01/2025

The largest managed care organization in the United States donated $95,000 to 805 UndocuFund, which provides disaster relief to undocumented residents.

Ventura County farmworkers recently received a helping hand from health care agency Kaiser Permanente. The largest managed care organization in the United States donated $95,000 to 805UndocuFund, which provides disaster

13/01/2025

Atmosphere rapper Slug didn’t harbor any aspirations that he and producer Ant would have a long career when they started releasing music 39 years ago. After all, Minneapolis, their hometown, wasn’t exactly a hip-hop hotbed. Read our interview:

Atmosphere’s rapper Slug didn’t harbor any aspirations that he and producer Ant would have a long career when they started releasing music 39 years ago.

09/01/2025

In this week’s issue: Deborah Howard founded Companion Animal Protection Society in 1992 because she was so moved by the plight of dogs sold in retail pet stores across the United States. A native of Los Angeles who has also resided in Colorado and Massachusetts, Howard moved to Thousand Oaks four years ago, where she lives with her three dogs and two cats. We details her journey in our cover story.

In other news, the power of mother nature will be on display the morning of Monday, Jan. 13, when a so-called “king tide” arrives along the Ventura County coastline.

Also, health care agency Kaiser Permanente has donated $95,000 to 805 UndocuFund, which provides disaster relief to undocumented residents.

Then, read our interview with rapper Slug, one-half of Atmosphere with producer Ant. The hip-hop duo will perform at Ventura Music Hall later this month.

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07/01/2025

Channel Islands Harbor sparkled particularly bright last month when it welcomed decorated vessels of all kinds to the 58th Annual Parade of Lights. Check out these photos and see more at https://www.vcreporter.com/art_and_culture/public-spectacle-night-of-lights/article_64077c5a-c8cc-11ef-821c-5304273f86d6.html.

06/01/2025

Livable Ventura, which sued the city of Ventura over a six-story project called “Two Eleven,” has its sights set on another project at the corner of Santa Clara and Fir streets across the street from the U.S. Post Office building and overlooking Plaza Park.

Carol Spector is a retired teacher who grew up in Los Angeles but moved to Ventura 32 years ago, and spent 20 years commuting to a school in the San

02/01/2025

Happy New Year! We are astounded, once again, by the skillful and creative submissions we received for our annual photo contest.

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02/01/2025

Ventura County residents love their music. Here we recap here some of the people and performances that made 2024 so memorable.

Ventura County residents love their music. Whether we’re talking about an intimate jazz bar, a humble honkeytonk, a state-of-the-art theater or an outdoor festival, audiences eagerly gather to listen and

01/01/2025

From disasters to political shakeups and even some lighter stories along the way, like local reactions to nationwide sales of new Pepperidge Farm lemon cookies named “Ojai,” we take a look back at 2024:

Disasters sadly shaped Ventura County in 2024, with severe damage from unprecedented rainfall in Port Hueneme and coastal flooding caused by high surf in Ventura starting the year off, while

01/01/2025

Looking back on our Art+Culture section for 2024, it’s clear that the past 12 months have been vibrant and exciting in the art world.

Looking back on our Art+Culture section for 2024, it’s clear that the past 12 months have been vibrant and exciting in the art world. Despite some losses, there was much