From the monthly archives:

June 2010

Ojai Artists Win Grants from Arts LIVE in Ventura

by linda Harmon June 14, 2010

What do an area hospital, at-risk-youth, and threatened wildlife have in common? They will all benefit from grants given by the Ventura County Arts Council last Thursday evening to three of our very own Ojai artists. The artists each designed an art program and partnered with a non- arts organization…

  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Reddit
  • del.icio.us
  • StumbleUpon
Read the full post →

our own amusement park…just up the road

by Jason Womack June 14, 2010

Just the other day, Memorial Day in fact, was a full day…friends, travel and fun.

The morning started off with a visit in Menlo Park – a surprise meet-up with a group of folks reading our book, The Promise Doctrine. 7 hours (and a bit of traffic) later, we rolled into…

  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Reddit
  • del.icio.us
  • StumbleUpon
Read the full post →

Time for Ojai to Adopt Meatless Monday

by Suza Francina June 14, 2010

Today is Meatless Monday, a worldwide movement officially adopted by a growing number of cities.  I hope our mayor and Ojai Valley Green Coalition Board Member, Steve Olsen, reads the President’s Proclamation below and signs a similar Ojai Meatless Monday Proclamation before he leaves office.…

  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Reddit
  • del.icio.us
  • StumbleUpon
Read the full post →

Ojai Valley CityWatch: Farm Thefts

by Tyler Suchman June 13, 2010

from Sergeant Randy, Ojai Valley City Watch:

Good Evening Watchers,

Ranchers, Farmers and Rural Property Owners this one is for you!  Back in January, we put out a City Watch Alert reference a theft ring that targets farm equipment.  This ring was operating along the Central Coast and in the…

  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Reddit
  • del.icio.us
  • StumbleUpon
Read the full post →

Dishing Ojai: Fish and Martinis

by Lisa Snider June 13, 2010

The new drive-up window at Ideal Seafood boasts the day's specials.

The convenient new drive-up window at Ideal Seafood in Miramonte boasts the day's specials.

You may know Rick and Alicia Tharp best from the Farmers Market, selling fresh catches from their coolers every Sunday in Ojai as What-A-Deal Seafood. Well, they’re still doing that, but now you can find them as…

  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Reddit
  • del.icio.us
  • StumbleUpon
Read the full post →

Found Dog – Black Lab mix

by Tyler Suchman June 12, 2010

photo-2UPDATE: HOME FOUND, THANK YOU! FOUND DOG: Black Lab mix on Park Rd. and E. Ojai Ave. Red collar, no tags. Very friendly, young and energetic. Please help find his home! Thanks!

  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Reddit
  • del.icio.us
  • StumbleUpon
Read the full post →

Letter from Ojai Wildlife League to Bureau of Reclamation re Fence at Lake Casitas

by Suza Francina June 12, 2010

 Another Letter from the Ojai Wildlife League questioning the proposed fence changes. As I was posting this, I received a message from Julia Di Sienno of Animal Rescue Team about a fawn caught in a fence.  PHOTO 002[1].jpg  

 Click here…

  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Reddit
  • del.icio.us
  • StumbleUpon
Read the full post →

BP Spills Coffee

by Tyler Suchman June 11, 2010

After you’ve read DK’s review of Ojai Beverage Company and Suza’s letter about the barbed wire fence around Lake Casitas, enjoy a laugh by watching the YouTube video below. Sadly, the joke’s on us.

(h/t TPM)

  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Reddit
  • del.icio.us
  • StumbleUpon
Read the full post →

Ojai Beverage Company, to beer-finity and beyond!

by DK Crawford June 10, 2010

Ojai Beverage Company

Photo by: Wesley Bauman /WBI. (c)2010, Originally published in VC Reporter

Ojai Beverage Company, to beer-finity and beyond!

By D.K. Crawford

Ojai Beverage Company 655 E. Ojai Ave. Ojai 646-1700 $3-19

“Arrogant Bastard, Bikini Blonde,” my companion muttered behind me, sounding like he had Tourette’s as we walked to the back of the…

  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Reddit
  • del.icio.us
  • StumbleUpon
Read the full post →

Ojai Wildlife League Questions Lake Casitas Fence with Barbed Wire

by Suza Francina June 10, 2010

The subject of fences in our modern era and their impact on wildlife, especially along roads with speeding cars, is one that deserves close scrutiny.  Ojai Wildlife League (OWL) members attended the May 26, 2010,  Casitas Water Board Meeting where increased fencing with barbed wire on…

  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Reddit
  • del.icio.us
  • StumbleUpon
Read the full post →