by Visit Ventura With the eyes of the cycling world (and beyond) fixed on what is normally a laid back Southern California beach town, Ventura unleashed a joyous clamor and visual extravaganza to celebrate America’s biggest cycling race, the Tour of California. Stunt planes blazed through the sky, hundreds of thundersticks whopped out a happy […]
by Visit Ventura We’re proud of our community, on so many fronts. With that pride in mind, now and again, along with Ventura’s colorful history and culture, we’re going to give a nod to local businesses who make a difference. Because it’s not just a matter of zip code and ledgers. It’s a matter of […]
by Visit Ventura Nine Venturans (well, just three for now — more to come!) weigh in on what makes Ventura so very special… When Pierre Gervois, editor-in-chief of Gervais Magazine, came to Ventura last May, he had a simple idea. Interview Venturans about what makes Ventura unique and ask them what they love about their […]
by Visit Ventura The biggest professional cycling race in America is coming to town on May 16th, and when it does, one of the biggest cycling fans in Ventura will absorb every colorful, lung-searing second. “I love that teams come from all around the world,” says Lorelle Dawes, who, along with being an unabashed cycling […]
by Visit Ventura The Amgen Tour of California is coming to Ventura (May 16th), a nearly 800-mile testament to human perseverance. But perseverance takes many forms. Eight years in the making, a sixth-grade bicycle education program (entirely grant funded) in the Ventura Unified School District kicked off in April. The aim is as important as […]
by Visit Ventura Image provided by Felix Cortez America’s biggest professional cycling race is coming to Ventura on May 16th; a rare chance to see world-class cycling live. The women will ride a looped course that starts (12:10 pm) and finishes (roughly 2:50 pm) at the Ventura County Fairgrounds. The men will race down from […]
by Visit Ventura Mothers are the ones who never stop caring. Mothers give to others. Forget the list; it’s ridiculous. There is something in their heart, some glorious alchemy that sees them offer Kleenex to a stranger, and makes them want to hold a crying child. Actually, the child doesn’t even have to be crying. […]
by Visit Ventura Featured image by Wade the Giant Para leer esto en español, por favor haz click aquí. The Amgen Tour of California bicycle race represents a day of world-class excitement provided for, and by, our special town. And, you bet, it takes a community to make an event like this happen. Even if […]
by Visit Ventura Featured image provided by Felix Cortez What is the Amgen Tour of California? The Amgen Tour of California is America’s largest road cycling race; many of the world’s top professional cycling teams compete along a demanding course that traverses the state. The course changes from year to year. It’s now in its […]
by Visit Ventura On Cinco de Mayo we will celebrate one small facet of Mexico’s rich heritage, and that heritage is alive and well in Ventura, as it should be. Reminders are everywhere in Ventura. In the stately Olivas Adobe, the expansive adobe home and courtyard built between 1847 and 1849 by wealthy Raymundo Olivas […]
