Baby Boomer Night Out will be at 7:30 p.m. Sun., Nov. 8 at the Simi Valley Cultural Arts Center, 3050 Los Angeles Ave. Comic Bob Ridley will perform routines about getting old. The ’60s band In Bed By Ten with Dick Wells, Dave Petty, Keith Heins and Karen Harper will play popular oldies. Tickets are $22 for adults, $20 for […]
2009-11-06
Store employee allegedly put camera in restroom
A bookstore employee in Simi Valley was cited and released this week after authorities determined he had hidden a camera inside the business’ restroom to record a female patron. Joseph Moreaux, 28, an employee at Family Christian book store at 2986 Cochran St., has been charged with peeping by means of an electronic device. According to the Simi Valley Police […]
Homeless survey shows employment doesn’t guarantee shelter
Advocates hope results will help dispel some long-held mythsSam Vecchio wasn’t ready to be homeless. A month ago, the 56-year-old was working in construction and renting a Simi Valley condo with a couple of roommates. Today, he’s sleeping behind a dumpster at the back of a liquor store. Though he is a 27-year journeyman painter, Vecchio had most recently been laying hardwood floors, since that type of work […]
Street renamed to honor veterans
The Simi Valley City Council will have a brief street name dedication ceremony for the newly named Veterans Plaza Parkway at 4 p.m. Mon., Nov. 9 at the intersection of Alamo Street and the driveway entrance to the Department of Motor Vehicles/Ventura County Courthouse, 3855 Alamo St. The driveway will be named Veterans Plaza Parkway to recognize the contribution of […]
Landfill opens its doors
Waste Management will host a community open house from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. tomorrow, Nov. 7 at the Simi Valley Landfill and Recycling Center, 2801 N. Madera Road. The free event will have facility guided tours, information on proposed modernization and expansion, bounce house and children’s activities, tours of the Pollinator Garden and a demonstration of the falcons and […]
Violinist makes New West Symphony debut at T.O. Civic Arts Plaza
Violinist Yi-Jia Susanne Hou will make her New West Symphony debut in the second Masterpiece Series concert of the symphony’s 15th anniversary season. The performance will include Beethoven’s Symphony No. 3 in E-flat Major, Opus 55, “Eroica.” The program will be presented at 8 p.m. Sat., Nov. 14 at the Civic Arts Plaza, 2100 E. Thousand Oaks Blvd., Thousand Oaks. […]
Never too young to learn what it means to serve
With classes dark next Wednesday in Simi Valley Unified School District in honor of Veterans Day, many parents are making arrangements for where their sons and daughters will spend at least part of the day. If you’re struggling with where to take your child on Wed., Nov. 11, we’ve got a novel idea—take them to a Veterans Day program. Despite […]
Mozart’s opera about a womanizer to take the stage this Sunday
T.O. Civic Center presents ‘Don Giovanni’ one night onlyThe Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza Foundation will present the Mozart Festival Opera in a production of “Don Giovanni” at 3 p.m. Sun., Nov. 8 at the Fred Kavli Theatre at the Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza, 2100 E. Thousand Oaks Blvd. The show is part of the affordable “Live From the Plaza” series. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s masterpiece follows the exploits […]