Second Annual Brews and Chews Festival Brings Hops and Pops to Downtown Oxnard
By Raven West What better way to kick off the Memorial Day weekend and welcome in summer than by enjoying a delightful selection of craft beers, yummy food and great music under beautiful California sunshine? The Second Annual Brews and Chews Festival featured all of this and a lot more! Hosts Cathie Moreno and Michelle […]
Heard It On the “Strawberry” Vine: 33rd Annual California Strawberry Festival Draws Record Crowds
By Raven West Thousands of strawberry lovers descended on Oxnard for a weekend of fun, games and great entertainment, all for the cause to support local charities. With every bite of eatable strawberry creations and sips of strawberry beer, strawberry daiquiris and strawberry wine consumed, Festival attendees also contributed to dozens of sponsoring charities who […]
Oxnard Signature Drive to Repeal City’s Wastewater Rate Increase Off to a Rousing Start
Scores of Oxnard city residents began lining up at 8 am to add their signatures and help circulate petitions to place an initiative on the November ballot that, if passed, would repeal the recent wastewater rate increase. After the Oxnard City Council and City Attorney’s unsuccessful attempt to delay the process, including bringing a lawsuit […]
Second Annual “Champagne on Main” a Fun Time for All!
By Raven West Champagne on Main, “A Spring Wine Walk & Street Fair” returned to Ventura for its second successful year. Under a gorgeous summer-like sky, hundreds of guests strolled along Main Street stopping to shop at local merchant’s tents featuring homemade arts and crafts and select culinary delights. Corks started popping in the […]
Beer Lovers March Along the Boulevard in Camarillo Old Town
The clouds vanished and the sun shined brightly on the participants of the 1st Annual Camarillo Old Town Beer March. More than 450 beer lovers “marched” along Ventura Boulevard sampling a unique selection of craft beers from local breweries and enjoying entertainment from a variety of local musicians. “We’ve had a lot of success with […]
Food Share’s Tackle Hunger Campaign a Super Success!
By Raven West Food Share’s annual Tackle Hunger Campaign more than doubled their goal of collecting 150,000 pounds of food from October through SuperBowl Sunday. This year’s campaign collected close to 400,000 pounds of canned food and nearly $200,000 in donations to help those in need throughout Ventura County. DOLE Packaged Foods led the way […]
Santa to the Sea – 8th Annual Half Marathon & 5K Run A Phenomenal Success!
By Raven West The weather could not have been more perfect for the hundreds of marathon runners who participated in the 8th Annual Santa to the Sea Half Marathon & 5K run. Teams came dressed in holiday attire with entire families participating in the annual event. Babies, too! Each of the runners who crossed the […]
Back Patio Cellars – Ventura County’s Newest Winery and Tasting Room
When Frank and Jen Hules decided to open a new winery and tasting room in Ventura County, they wanted to find a location that was close to their home in Moorpark. After checking out available spaces in Oxnard, Ventura and Camarillo, they found the perfect location at 930 Flynn Road in Camarillo. “We just fell […]
