CIARA CHAMBERLIN, 17 Student "I like to go lay on my hammock and read a book." More...

Reality check: Daily life is filled with some form of stress, and in my 28 years of experience as a licensed dietitian, I've counseled hundreds of people who agree that when you're stressed, eating fattening foods does make you feel better. I don't deny it. More...

FRI., MARCH 16 How To Sell Artwork Simi Valley Art Association presents Thousand Oaks Art Commissioner Joe DiDonato, 7:30 p.m., Simi Valley Library, 2969 Tapo Canyon Road. DiDonato discusses successful art sales, promotion, portfolios, pricing, marketing and using shows, galleries, Inter... More...

The Simi Valley Farmers' Market and Family Festival will be from 3 to 7:30 p.m. every Friday beginning today, March 16, in the parking lot near Dakota's Great Steakhouse at the Simi Valley Town Center, 1555 Simi Town Center Way. Produced by FMOCIH Corp. More...

Juniors and seniors at Royal High School saw firsthand Wednesday the deadly consequences of drunk driving during this year's frighteningly real presentation of the "Every 15 Minutes" program. As part of the program, students participated in a reenactment of a fatal accident caused... More...

For the past six months Royal High's girls' track coach Heather Ream has had to endure the task of making sure everything ran well at the Royal Twilight Invitational. Last Saturday at Royal, 19 schools did just that- they ran well. The track and field season officially kicked off last weekend... More...

CUDDLY CONNOR- Connor is a beautiful, unusual Turkish Van mix. If you like big cats, Connor is the one for you. He has a sweet personality, loves to be stroked and is particularly partial to belly rubs. He is fantastic with other cats and dogs, although he would be better off in a house without to... More...

A 29-year-old female was arrested on March 6 in the 1800 block of Springate Lane and charged with two felony counts of receiving stolen property, possession of controlled-substance paraphernalia and being under the influence of a controlled substance. More...

"I don't need to completely un derstand the big picture to know that my role is important. I don't have to know the destination to know I'm headed in the right direc tion. Though I may not know where I am going . . . More...

So I write this column at 30 years of age with a brandnew pacemaker in my chest. I'm very frightened that I had to get a pacemaker at such a young age. In my usual fashion, I worry excessively and obsessively. Every little muscle twitch or gas pain near my heart makes me think my heart... More...

Sometimes appreciating a really great genre film is akin to understanding theoretical physics or liking opera. If you happen to be a theoretical physicist or an opera buff, you'll sit for hours of wondrous joy delighting in your passion. More...

What's going on with Yankee Doodles doesn't seem fair. The restaurant on the hill of Stow Street is open way past midnight, and they have their music up loud. The police say they have a permit to have their music up that loud, and we are residents right below them and can hear them. More...

Let's examine the word "theory" as it's used in discussing the subject of evolution versus intelligent design. According to Webster's Encyclopedic Unabridged Dictionary of the English Language , the word means "a coherent group of general propositions used as principles of explanation for a... More...

SCARY GOOD TIME- From left, Rose Ambrisco of Simi Valley, Angeline Kozlowski of Simi Valley, Lillian Nishio of Simi Valley and Rose Yamanaka of Hawaii get their picture taken with the Simi Valley Acorn during an October trip to the historic town of Salem, Mass., notorious for its 1... More...

"It's for the kids." As the bidding jumped from $3,000 to $6,000 for a SWAT presentation, to $3,000 for Lakers tickets and to $4,000 for a flight in a Russian Yak, the phrase was uttered over and over. "It's for the kids. More...

Pat Helton, broker associate, represented the Coldwell Banker Westlake Village Regional Office at the Coldwell Banker International Business Conference in Las Vegas. The event was held March 5 to March 8 at the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino in Las Vegas, Nev. More...