August 22, 2008 RSS feed / Community

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Sports bar can now serve later

By Carissa Marsh cmarsh@theacorn.com
After more than a year and a half of doing business near the intersection of Tapo and Alamo streets, Yankee Doodles has reached an agreement with the city that will allow it to remain open and serve alcohol past 11 p.m. More...

Employent verification program extended

The House of Representatives recently voted to extend an employment eligibility verification program that U.S. Rep. Elton Gallegly (R-Thousand Oaks) initiated 12 years ago. The bill passed 407-2. More...

Items still being accepted for B&G Club garage sale

The Boys & Girls Club of Simi Valley will host a charity garage sale at 8 a.m. Sat., Sept. 6 in the club's gymnasium at 2850 Lemon Drive, Simi Valley. More...

Island dancers rev up bike show

JANN HENDRY/Acorn Newspapers TRADITIONAL OUTFITTING—The Na Hoaloha O Polynesia Dancers from Simi Valley perform at the Endless Summer Bike Show Ventura Harley Davidson fundraiser for Big Brothers Big Sisters of Ventura County in Camarillo last More...

Council will discuss new Target store Wednesday

By Carissa Marsh cmarsh@theacorn.com

The Simi Valley Planning Commission on Aug. 6 unanimously approved a proposal to build a Target store at 51 Tierra Rejada Road, the former site of Kmart, which closed last year. More...

Addressing the city's eastern edges

Rethinking Simi Valley
By Carissa Marsh cmarsh@theacorn.com

Part six of a seven-part series The term "upzone" is a key word in the city's ongoing discussions to update the General Plan. More...

Club wields power of the pen

By Angela Randazzo Special to the Acorn

Despite what their group's playful moniker might imply, members of the Simi Scribblers writing club do not write their stories in haste. In fact, most are carefully and thoughtfully created, borne of members' varied life experiences. More...

Curling club hosting open house at Iceoplex

The nonprofit SoCal Curling Club will host an open house where people ages 12 and up can come and try the sport from 8 to 10:15 p.m. tomorrow, Aug. 23 at Iceoplex, 131 W. Easy St., Simi Valley. Curling is a Winter Olympic sport. More...