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All Knighter: Armored combatants party like it’s 1499 for the Ventura Melee Megabowl

1 day ago | vcreporter.com | Alex Wilson

Growing up in a rural community outside Syracuse in central New York State, Joseph Brandt had a lot of cousins, nephews and nieces who were around the same age. They were all drawn to the fantasy world of medieval battle waged by knights wearing elaborate armor created by authors like J.R.R Tolkien, known for “The Hobbit” and “The Lord of the Rings.”“We were always making swords out of sticks. And we even went to the point of, you know, cutting cutouts of swords and shields and stuff.
Back in Action?: Ventura eyes Canadian action sports competition Jackalope for 2026

1 day ago | vcreporter.com | Alex Wilson

Organizers of Canada’s biggest action sports festival have their sights set on Ventura. Jackalope, named after the mythical animal resembling a jackrabbit with antlers, is expanding from Montreal where it’s grown in stature over the last decade.
Inclusive Commencement: Lavender Graduation aimed at making LGBTQIA+ students feel ‘uplifted, celebrated, safe to shine’

1 day ago | vcreporter.com | Alex Wilson

Ventura County Community College District (VCCCD) leaders say LGBTQIA+ people are living in a “time of uncertainty,” where visibility is under threat from “various political and social entities.” For example, the U.S. Park Service website for New York City’s Stonewall National Monument, dedicated to LGBTQ rights and history by President Barack Obama in 2016, now only includes the letters LGB, while references to queer and transgender activists were removed during February.
A Return to Form: Lara Ruggles goes solo for first time in 9 years

1 day ago | vcreporter.com | Laura Latzko

Tucson singer-songwriter Lara Ruggles hasn’t released an album under her name in nine years. Ruggles, who also plays electro-pop music under the moniker Sharkk Heartt, is promoting her latest solo album, “Anchor Me,” flavored with acoustic folk/pop sounds. She will bring her music to the Ojai Underground Exchange on Thursday, May 22, joined by her band: bassist Jaxon Ovation, violinist/mandolinist Ryvyr Nyx and back-up vocalist Terry McCants. Jess Bush will open the show. Released on Nov.
Moorpark City Hall Opens: Renovated building now boasts city offices, council chambers and more

1 day ago | vcreporter.com | Alex Wilson

Moorpark celebrated the opening of its new city hall on April 30. The 22,464-square-foot building at 323 Science Drive was originally built in 1999 and underwent a major transformation to house city offices, including Moorpark’s first dedicated city council chambers. Previously, the city council met in the Moorpark Active Adult Center’s multipurpose room.
Quick Green Tip: Mexico can teach us a couple things about recycling

1 day ago | vcreporter.com | David J. Goldstein

On vacation in Mexico last month, I thought, at first, that our neighbor to the south has a great recycling system. Looking into it a little deeper, I found Mexico has the same problems we are trying to overcome; they just have different solutions. In most of the United States, we are implementing or improving three-container systems. We have one for trash, another for recyclables, and a third for organics such as food scraps and yard trimmings.
Two die in Simi plane crash: Craft hits two homes, killing pilot and passenger

1 week ago | vcreporter.com | Alex Wilson

The peace of a normally quiet Simi Valley neighborhood was shattered on May 3 when an airplane plunged from the sky and collided with two occupied homes, killing a father and son along with a dog. Rescuers with the Ventura County Fire Department responded to the scene in the 200 block of High Meadow Street in the Wood Ranch area shortly before 2 p.m. to a report of a small, single-engine, fixed-wing aircraft that crashed into two structures and set them on fire.
Greens and Things: As Buenaventura Golf Course reopens, city leaders consider future revisions

1 week ago | vcreporter.com | Alex Wilson

Flooding struck Ventura’s city-owned Buenaventura Golf Course in early January 2023, causing severe damage and creating a new fork in the road, so to speak, for the beloved course. The classic golf course near Victoria Avenue and Olivas Park Drive originally built about a century ago features tall trees and wide, park-like fairways and was designed with assistance from a renowned golf architect, William Park Bell, known for the Riviera and Bel-Air country clubs in Los Angeles.
All Aboard: New boats for harbor patrol

1 week ago | vcreporter.com | Alex Wilson

Chris Turek grew up surfing, sailing and scuba diving off the coast of Oxnard, and his parents still keep a boat in the Channel Islands Harbor. He loved boats so much he took a job as a rigger technician for a yacht brokerage and served in the U.S. Coast Guard. Now well into a third career as a sergeant with the Channel Islands Harbor Patrol where he’s worked for 15 years, Turek will never forget the ceremony that unfolded April 30 in a blocked off cul-de-sac near the harbor patrol docks.
American Dream: Ojai Theatre Festival delves into the immigrant experience with ‘Ironbound’

1 week ago | vcreporter.com | Tim Pompey

There’s a new theatrical experience coming to Ojai. Nordhoff High School’s Chaparral Auditorium will soon host the Ojai Theatre Festival, premiering May 9 through May 18. The festival will stage “Ironbound,” written by Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Martyna Majok. The festival is the brainchild of actors Jon Bernthal and Marin Ireland (“Sneaky Pete), producers Joshua Bitton and Isidora Goreshter and director Guillermo Cienfuegos.