From the monthly archives:

November 2010

Ojai Birding Festival

by Earl Bates November 17, 2010

Highlighting some of the best of birding in the Ojai Valley.

Ojai’s First Birding Festival!

November 19-20

The Ojai Birding Festival offers birding tours and programs by birders, naturalists and biologists with a keen knowledge of the birds and their habitats in the Ojai Valley.

Thanks to the diversity of habitat, a mild Mediterranean…

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Small Business Saturday: November 27!

by evan austin November 16, 2010

American Express (recoil in horror if you must, but look at the other advocates too) is sponsoring the first-ever Small Business Saturday on November 27, and is building a movement to support local businesses based on facts like the following:

Civic Economics says that “For every $100 spent at local small businesses, $68…

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HIP – A Vegetarian Joint

by randy November 16, 2010

HIP - Vegan Cafe Signage #1

Ojai resident Nancy Samuels will open a vegan café next month at 928 E. Ojai Ave.

You may have seen the banner out front that states Vegan Café Opening Soon. The name of the new café is HIP, A Vegetarian Joint. When asked how she arrived at the name for her…

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Libbey Bowl Photos…November 11

by Fred Rothenberg November 15, 2010

The bowl is on schedule and on budget.  And no one seems to be angry.  Refreshing, isn’t it?

Here are the latest photos taken on November 11.  Click on the photos to enlarge them.

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Head on…wall on stage right is at its maximum, stage left has 4 feet to…

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Boku Boot Camp: Gym-less Workout for Everyone

by nancy November 15, 2010

People feel free to try more things in a natural environment: “You have bigger space, and bigger possibilities.”

People feel free to try more things in a natural environment: “You have bigger space, and bigger possibilities.”

There is a way to get out of the gym box and have personal training in a group setting. It is Boku Boot Camp, held weekday mornings (8-9 a.m.) and evenings (6:15-7:15…

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Ojai Community Chorus: Handel’s “Messiah”

by Tyler Suchman November 13, 2010

A little PR from the fine folk at the Ojai Community Chorus…

The Ojai Community Chorus is excited to announce that it will present Handel’s “Messiah” as its winter concert, accompanied by the Ojai Youth Symphony. The well-loved “Messiah” is a thrilling way to usher in the holiday season, with its…

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Stop the Trucks: Planning Department Hearings on Two Quarries this Week

by Howard Smith November 13, 2010

1) The full text of the Mosler (Ojai) Quarry appeal and the County’s case against Mosler which will be heard by the Planning Commission this Thursday,  November 18th, at 8:30am, at the Government Center, is now available.

Please click on the link to the County Planning Division’s site  below.
Once…

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Reward: Missing Parrot

by Tyler Suchman November 13, 2010

From David Howard – 805-272-5326 – davidhoward@aol.com

SUBSTANTIAL REWARD OFFERED (no questions asked) Lost Beloved African Grey Parrot named Shanti. Disappeared in Miramonte area of Ojai (near Rite Aid/MacDonald’s) on Tues, Nov. 2. Grey body, white face, distinctive bright red tail, black beak. Speaks in English and Spanish: “Hola, Hello, Te…

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Local Homeschoolers Host Fundraiser for Valley Oak Charter School at Giorgio’s Pizza & Subs

by Leslie Davis November 11, 2010

Local homeschoolers who attend Valley Oak Charter School (VOC) invite friends, neighbors, VOC alumni and citizens of Ojai to enjoy a delicious meal at Giorgio’s Pizza & Subs to raise funds for their charter school.

Come out and support your local homeschoolers and eat lunch or dinner at Giorgio’s Pizza &…

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Open Letter to Casitas Board re: Chain-link Fence

by Suza Francina November 11, 2010

An Open Letter to the Board of Directors of the Casitas Municipal Water District

 Thank you for listening, at your November 10 board meeting, to the concerns of the Ojai Wildlife League regarding the proposed chain-link fence.  

 

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