2017-07-21

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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.

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CSUCI adds new engineering program

Applications accepted in October


Cal State Channel Islands officials last week signed the final paperwork needed to bring an engineering program to the school next year. The public university is set to offer a mechatronics program as early as fall of 2018. Mechatronics combines elements of mechanical, electrical and software engineering. The program will begin with 24 students and add the same number each […]

Driver’s ed is right around the corner

Family Man

We were on one of those family walks—the kind we used to take all the time when our kid was younger and had more time for us—when a shiny new driver’s ed car came slowly around the corner, passed by and then disappeared into the distance forever to pick up dings and damage on roads to come. Our son, who’ll […]

Auditions for ‘Cabaret’ now open



The Simi Valley Cultural Arts Center is casting Kander and Ebb’s Tony Award-winning musical “Caberet.” The production will run Sept. 9 through Oct. 15 at the Simi Valley Cultural Arts Center. “Cabaret,” which opened on Broadway in 1966, delves into the seedy, and at times dangerous, world of pre-World War II Germany. At the infamous Kit Kat Klub, the menacing […]

‘Billy Elliot’ dances onto Simi stage



A young boy from a coal mining village in northeast England transcends class and circumstance to become a ballet star in “Billy Elliot,” the Lee Hall/Elton John musical opening Saturday and running through Aug. 27 at the Simi Valley Cultural Arts Center, 3050 Los Angeles Ave. Show times for the Actors’ Repertory Theatre of Simi production are 8 p.m. Fridays […]

Ebsen siblings to pay tribute to their dad



You’ve all heard the story ’bout a man named Jed. Now you can hear stories about a man named Buddy. Buddy Ebsen, of course, played Jed Clampett, the poor mountaineer who barely kept his family fed on the ’60s sitcom “The Beverly Hillbillies.” He also starred as “Barnaby Jones,” played Fess Parker’s sidekick on “Davy Crockett” and danced with Judy […]

Sushi joint is fun, fresh, fabulous

RESTAURANT SPOTLIGHT Acorn Epicurean

There’s really no secret to the continued success of Fune Sushi, a popular Japanese restaurant and sushi bar in Simi Valley. Coming up on their 15th year in the business, owners Young and Sam Lee keep the fresh food coming along with their fast, friendly service and great prices. With an astoundingly huge selection of offerings, it’s a fun time […]

BRIEFS



Yoga and wine event July 22Hyperion Fitness will host a yoga class followed by winetasting and food pairing at 4 p.m. Sat., July 22 at Hyperion Fitness HQ, 1555 Simi Town Center Way, Ste. 270. The event, sponsored by F3, will feature a one-hour candlelight yoga practice. A wine flight presentation of different varietals paired with appetizers will follow the […]

Bookstore celebrates famed boy wizard’s birthday



The $5 or Less Bookstore in Simi Valley invites wizards and witches of all ages to celebrate the birthday of the boy wizard Harry Potter. To promote the magic of literacy, the store at 2880-A Cochran St. will offer one free bag of kids’ books to every child under the age of 12 all day long Sat., July 29. The […]

Milestone moment



RSRPD hosts sports camps for youths



The Rancho Simi Recreation and Park District is offering a variety of summer youth sports camps. Camps start July 24 and July 31 and run four days. Available sports are coed basketball, girls’ basketball, football, baseball, soccer and volleyball. Coaches will teach the basics and fundamentals of the sports. For more information on age groups, registration and camp dates, locations […]