2014-04-04

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'Paywall' removed

The new millennium has been a transformative time for newspaper publishing.

Changing reader habits and the advent of new technology have placed big demands on companies in the print news business.

The Acorn and its parent company, Times Media Group, understand that their biggest responsibility is not only the delivery of credible, relevant information in a timely fashion, but making sure residents have easy access to the publication when stories become available.

That’s why we’re super excited about the news being shared today.

Following a five-year stretch in which Acorn readers were given the option of purchasing online subscriptions to the paper, that so-called “paywall” is coming down.

“Mr. Publisher, tear down this wall,” the late President Ronald Reagan might have once said.

And so we did.

Starting immediately, all online content from our five Acorn publications will be available at no charge to the reader, meaning a paid subscription is no longer required to click and read articles. The weekly Acorn has always been delivered to your driveway at no cost—that more than 40-year tradition will continue—and from now on The Acorn on the internet will be free as well.

Why the change?

The Acorn is your community newspaper, and we want to make sure it stays that way. We believe it’s important that residents feel a connection to the stories we write and also learn about the businesses that advertise in their community. The absence of a paywall is the best way to ensure this free-flow of information remains.

We also invite readers to sign up for the new, easy-to-read Acorn newspaper e-edition delivered weekly to your e-mail. Viewed on mobile, desktop or laptop, the pages are super easy to navigate and, free, just like the print paper.

Local journalism is first gear in the engine that drives America’s free press, and a free press it shall be.

Archives

Take me out to ‘Baseball!The Exhibition’

Special section will explore history of the Brooklyn Dodgers

Just in time for the opening week of Major League Baseball, “Baseball! The Exhibition” opens Fri., April 4 and runs through Sept. 4 at the Reagan Library, 40 Presidential Drive, Simi Valley. The 12,000-square-foot exhibit features more than 700 artifacts, including some of the rarest baseball memorabilia from the largest known private collector in the U.S. Also on display will […]

What you intend is what you become



“Each intention—anger, greed, compassion, understanding—sets energy into motion. . . . What you intend is what you become. . . . Power is energy that is formed by the intentions of the soul. It is Light shaped by the intentions of love and compassion guided by wisdom. It is energy that is focused and directed toward the fulfillment of the […]

Simi Valley students make the grade at CLU



The following Simi Valley residents were among 708 students who made the dean’s list for the fall semester at California Lutheran University in Thousand Oaks. Students are listed with their major. Joseph Whitcomb (political science), Adriana Adler (math and theater arts), Marina Alvarez (global studies and Spanish), Breeana Catlett-Dicicco (psychology), Nerissa Cauthen (communication), Hannah Conner (sociology and criminal justice), Tavish […]

SVHS grad honored for community service



Simi Valley native Sonya Apinyavat recently received the Distinguished Appointed Officer Award and the Kenneth C. Forror M.D. Scholarship at the California-Nevada-Hawaii Circle K International district convention in Burbank. She also placed for Outstanding Single Service. Apinyavat is the 2013-14 Single Service Chair to the CKI chapter at UCLA, where she is studying for a bachelor’s degree in life sciences. […]

Berylwood brings out the blue

Kids celebrate differences during World Autism Awareness Month


Berylwood Elementary School has joined the likes of the Sydney Opera House in Australia, New York’s Empire State Building and the St. Sava Temple in Belgrade, Serbia, by turning blue to recognize World Autism Awareness Month in April. The Berylwood campus was strung with blue holiday lights, which were lit up every night this week. The school held a special […]

ON THE MEND—



B&G Club opens doors to public



In celebration of National Boys & Girls Club Week, the Boys & Girls Club of Simi Valley will host an open house and spring carnival from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sat., April 12 at the clubhouse, 2850 Lemon Drive, Simi Valley. Activities include a club tour, arts and crafts, jump house, face painting, games, prizes, vendors, food and entertainment. […]

County shelter hosting Easter Eggstravaganza

Animal Services sending message that rabbits shouldn’t be given as gifts

Ventura County Animal Services will host the fourth annual Easter Eggstravaganza from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sat., April 19 at the VCAS Camarillo Animal Adoption Center, 600 Aviation Drive. This free, family-friendly event will feature half-off adoptions on dogs and cats, an egg hunt, photo booth pictures, crafts, music, prizes, a Jolly Jumper, a visit from the Easter Bunny, […]

Celebrate Easter at Underwood



The Springtime Easter Festival will be from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sat., April 12 through Sun., April 20 at Underwood Family Farms, 3370 Sunset Valley Road, Moorpark. Festival admission is $6; children under 2 are free. Easter activities—including egg hunt, Easter basket making, Easter tattoos, egg dyeing, chick racing and egg toss—will take place in the grass field behind […]

Casino fundraiser benefits local charities



The Knights of Columbus will sponsor its sixth annual Casino Night benefit from 6 to 11 p.m. Sat., April 5 at Holy Cross Parish Hall, 13955 Peach Hill Road, Moorpark. The fundraiser will include poker, prizes, hors d’oeuvres, roulette, blackjack, a no-host bar, silent auction, craps and a 50-50 drawing. Proceeds will benefit the Wounded Warrior Project, For The Troops […]