by Sing Weist Nestled behind the beautiful suburbs of Ventura is Arroyo Verde Park. It is a park that withholds all the things that you would look for from a checklist of park potentials. It is dog-friendly, has trails that are sprinkled with beautiful wildflowers and butterflies, playgrounds for children, and picnic areas shaded by leafy trees. […]
by Ventura Harbor Village Ahoy, all you landlubbers and buccaneers – head to Ventura Harbor Village for a newly designed pop-up pirate experience at the 13th Annual Pirates Day on Sunday, June 10th from 11:00 am – 4:00 pm. Pirates Day 2018 offers guests an unforgettable voyage around the Village as the “Streets of Port […]
by Fiorella Calderoni From 60s and 70s tunes to 90s and 2000s beats to rodeos and motorsports – there’s something for everyone in the 2018 Ventura County Fair concert line up. All except motorsports and the rodeo are included with the price of admission. Remember to get there early for the best spots! Motorsports Wednesday, […]
by Josiah Roe Explore some of the finest cycling and mountain biking in the Ventura and the Los Padres National Forest. While more widely known as the gateway to the Channel Islands National Park and home to some of the finest surfing on the Central Coast, Ventura, CA has quickly become a popular destination for […]
by Fiorella Calderoni Working for free on a Monday morning doesn’t sound particularly enticing to most but when Ventura set out to find volunteers for the Amgen Tour of California, no one said no. From hotels to restaurants to schools and performers -even the Consulate of Mexico to Oxnard and the Naval Base of Ventura […]
blog by Fiorella Calderoni Stage Two of the Amgen Tour of California began at Ventura Pier where giant kites accompanied by aerialists and a Color Guard from Naval Base Ventura County welcomed cyclists, their teams, media, and onlookers to the race and lifestyle festival. Once the race started, cyclists made their way to Main Street where the […]
World-renowned Amgen Tour of California cyclists will start stage two at Ventura Pier on Monday, May 14th at 11:15 am. They will head toward Ventura Avenue and then turn onto Main Street for a tour through Ventura’s historic downtown. They will pass in front of Mission San Buenaventura and Figueroa Plaza and continue down Main […]
by Mary Noe Imagine dining and dancing under the stars on a warm summer evening—within the walls of an historic California rancho! You can this summer during the Music Under The Stars 2018 summer concert series at Olivas Adobe in Ventura. Picnic beneath the spreading branches of an ancient flowering magnolia tree while enjoying live […]
For a half a century, and through three generations of the Connally family, Island Packers has been providing visitor service to the Channel Islands. Inspired with a vision to share the wonders of the Channel Islands, Island Packers founder Bill Connally left his job as an engineer to provide boat excursions to the remote offshore […]
By Dempsey Hall California is one of those places that has always intimidated the hell out of me. I’ve never been able to put my finger on exactly why. Maybe it’s the fact that California is so densely populated, which can be incredibly overwhelming for someone from a small town. It could also have something […]
