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Carpinteria, CA · Lifestyle
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Dinner at This Old California Steakhouse Still Comes With Santa Maria Tri-Tip Grilled Over Red Oak
Pickles and crackers hit the table before you even open the menu, and that is your first clue this California steakhouse plays by its own old rules. From the parking lot, the smell of red oak smoke and sizzling beef pulls you toward a plain building you might have driven past a hundred times.
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The Small-Town California Diner Where Locals Catch Up Over Delicious Homestyle Breakfasts
There’s a diner in Ojai, California, where the coffee is hot, the food is honest, and nobody’s in a hurry to leave. Bonnie Lu’s Country Cafe is the kind of place that makes you wonder why you ever bother with anything fancier. Let’s talk about Ojai for...
Santa Barbara Independent
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Long-anticipated Jollibee sets October opening in Oxnard
A Filipino fried chicken chain will make its introduction in Ventura County with its grand opening on Oct. 28. Jollibee plans to welcome customers in a shop attached to the existing Seafood City Supermarket at2340 N. Rose Ave., according to Winsleth Dizon, general manager for the new location. The restaurant specializes in fried chicken, pies and sandwiches paired with unique sides such as spaghetti. Company VIPs and other invited guest will join a priest to bless the store the day before its grand opening, Dizon said. Plans for the chicken chain opening in Oxnard have been in the works since the supermarket first opened at the former Babies R Us in 2023 , but had been slow to materialize. Jollibee joins an increasingly crowded field of chicken spots across Ventura County. In January 2025, Dave's Hot Chicken opened in the Esplanade Shopping Center Oxnard, joining a sister location in Port Hueneme. Gordos Hot Chicken followed in February 2025 at the Collection in Oxnard. Angry Chickz, a Nashville hot chicken chain restaurant, opened in fall 2025 in Ventura. Meanwhile, work on Raising Cane in Ventura continues near Target at Main and Donlon streets. Ernesto Centeno Araujo covers breaking news for the
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Review: Rubicon Theatre’s ‘Ragtime’ Brings an American Saga Up Close in Ventura
A century can change an extraordinary number of things, yet some of America’s most stubborn divisions have proved remarkably resistant to time. Rubicon Theatre Company’s Ragtime gives those conflicts a human face in a deeply moving, vocally magnificent staging that makes full use of the theater’s intimacy. Directed by J. Scott Lapp, the musical, which opens Rubicon’s 2026-27 season, continues in Ventura through November 15th. Here, the distance between an audience and the people confronting a nation’s prejudices is small enough to make their struggles feel uncomfortably immediate.
Santa Barbara Independent
A New Home for Kyle’s Kitchen
“Eat great food, help great people,” said Jay Ferro, owner of Kyle’s Kitchen, repeating the slogan of his fresh grab-and-go American fare establishment. On a recent crisp Wednesday morning, I sat with Ferro and discussed his restaurant’s decades-long run, which, last month, led him to a new location in Storke Plaza in Goleta.
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Inside Carl Maston’s Ventura Beach House, Built Around a Brick Chimney
A substantial brick chimney rises through the center of Carl Maston’s Ventura beach house, giving the oceanfront home a surprisingly grounded heart. Completed in 1984, the Susman House sits above a sandy cove at Faria Beach, with views toward the Channel Islands. Its original brief was appealingly specific: preserve the spirit of a traditional California cabin within a contemporary home.
Santa Barbara Independent
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Bold Color and Collected Art Fill This Eclectic California Beach House
Architect Chet Callahan welcomes us inside his colorful and eclectic beach home in Ventura, California. What began as family surfing lessons at Mondo's Beach eventually led Chet and his husband to purchase a 1980s home overlooking the ocean, where they envisioned a gathering place for family and friends. Drawing inspiration...
Santa Barbara Independent
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Local Ventura Parks: friend or foe?
Local neighborhood parks are essential to good mental and physical growth giving everyone from any age countless amounts of endless memories with friends and family. But what happens when a supposed safe environment turns into a danger to those you love?. As a regular pickleball player at Juanamaria park and...
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Ring the Alarm for Red Engine Brewing Co.: Serving Up Good Food, Drink, and Community
Red Engine Brewery is a firefighter-owned and family operated craft brewery in Fillmore, CA. Founded by a Ventura City firefighter, the Andreini family says all of the 9-1-1 community is true family, and this special brew house, pub, and pizza spot is a central community space. Don’t miss the original fire engine that ran calls in the City of Ventura from 1919-it’s an unforgettable spot for pictures. Add in their specialty food and drink, availability for private parties, live bands on weekends, and line dancing, you’ll see why this place is considered home to so many. For more information see their website and Instagram.
Santa Barbara Independent
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Howl-O-Ween Contest has Tails Wagging
VENTURA, Calif. (KEYT) The annual Howl-O-Ween dog costume contest had tails wagging. Each year dozens of dogs parade around in costumes on the lawn in the Ventura Harbor Village. This year more than 70 dog lovers were entered and appeared to get along. Hundreds of pet lovers watched and applauded their favorites. Home-made costumes impressed The post Howl-O-Ween Contest has Tails Wagging appeared first on News Channel 3-12 .
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Randolph Mantooth Refused To Change His Name For Hollywood, And The Reason Went Back To His Family
Long before he ran into burning buildings as paramedic John Gage on Emergency!, Randolph Mantooth was a boy who kept getting into fights over his last name. When Hollywood came calling, someone suggested he trade it for something smoother, and the young actor said no. He kept that answer for the rest of his life, through Emergency!, two decades of soap operas and a second career speaking to firefighters.