Bret Bradigan

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Bret Bradigan is founder and editor of Ojai Quarterly, a premier magazine featuring the work of Ojai's many talented writers, photographers and artists. He is a 25-year veteran of newspaper and magazine publishing, and the winner of numerous national and state awards for investigative journalism, features and column writing.

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Ojai Youthfest – This Coming Sunday

by Bret Bradigan April 19, 2012

Ojai’s premier free event for children of all ages returns on April 22, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. in Libbey Park.
The 5th annual Ojai Rotary Youthfest will feature a climbing wall, bungee jumper, live music, face painting, animals, games and more than 30 participating booths.
New features include a special…

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New Healthy Kids program launches in Ojai

by Bret Bradigan April 14, 2011

GFK Flyer 8.5x11 PRINT_OJAIKids Eat Local, Healthy & Free in Ojai!
First 5 Ventura County Good for Kids Restaurant Week
April 17-23, 2011
Kids eat free all week
Choose a healthy meal and it’s free when an adult purchases a meal.

Participating Restaurants:

BODEE’s
Bonnie Lu’s
HIP A Vegetarian Joint
Jim & Rob’s Fresh Grill (Both locations)
Los Caporales
Papa Lennons
Sakura Ojai
The Wrec Room

For…

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Ojai Youthfest

by Bret Bradigan April 7, 2011

Ojai Youthfest April 17Ojai’s premier free event for children of all ages returns on April 17, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. in Libbey Park.

The 4th annual Ojai Rotary Youthfest will feature a climbing wall, bungee jumper, live music, animals, games and more than 30 participants.

“We only have two requirements for the booth…

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Taste of Ojai

by Bret Bradigan September 23, 2010

Rotary Club - Taste of Ojai-1Imagine wandering through all your favorite Ojai restaurants all together in one place, and that one place is the emerald setting of the 10th fairway at the Ojai Valley Inn & Spa’s storied links.

And of course, the Jimmy Calire Trio will be making music.

And imagine that while enjoying these varied…

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Unleashing Ojai’s ‘Animal Spirits’

by Bret Bradigan September 13, 2010

Fall 2010 OQ

Fall 2010 OQ

“Even apart from the instability due to speculation, there is the instability due to the characteristic of human nature that a large proportion of our positive activities depend on spontaneous optimism rather than mathematical expectations … Most, probably, of our decisions to do something positive, the full consequences…

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Summer Reading Lists

by Bret Bradigan July 19, 2010

Ojai summers are my least favorite season. It’s brown, drab and the heat leaches the color from the sky.

And yet, what makes it tolerable is that wide, sandy beaches with steady rolling waves are only 20 minutes away. It doesn’t matter how hot it is here – I know…

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The Benevolent Dictators at Google

by Bret Bradigan July 7, 2010

Even though so many people are asking me about the most recent turmoil at the Ojai Valley News, rather than deal with the immediacy of that sad situation (there are still several people there who work very, very hard under very trying circumstances and we should all offer them encouragement),…

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