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Regency Theatres is opening soon at the former Regal Edwards Grand Palace Stadium 6 theater at The Commons at Calabasas that closed three months ago, almost to the day. Other local area Regency Theatres are located in Agoura Hills, Ventura and Santa Paula. regencymovies.com
For a list of local area movie theaters in Ventura County and directly adjacent areas, visit THIS PAGE.
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The City of Camarillo announced the other day that Costco has submitted an application to develop a 160,000 square foot location with a freestanding gas station situated on a vacant lot at the west end of the Camarillo Town Center, south side of Highway 101 and west of Home Depot near Springville Drive.
The city indicated it is an ideal location for Camarillo residents. Over the last 12 months, an estimated nearly 37,000 Camarillo residents visited the Oxnard store nearly 388,000 visits, nearly 13,000 visited the Westlake Village store for nearly 90,000 visits, and over 6,000 visited the Simi Valley store for nearly 33,000 visits. A local Camarillo store would recapture quite a bit of this business.
Costco and the owner of the vacant lot are currently in the process of negotiations, so at this point while the development is not guaranteed, if all goes as anticipated, the store could open by mid to late 2024.
always a Costco favorite!
UPDATE: They have since closed. Don’t know exactly when. I believe this was a “pop up” shop.
Kira K sent over these photos of the newly opened Bikes & Cookies store next to Tifa Chocolate at the Whizin Market Square in Agoura Hills. The shop offers bikes, cookies, records, pastries and more. "The perfect place to start and stop group rides, or just hang out" Learn more at bikesandcookies.com.
The corner where Mimi’s Cafe used to reside and that, sometime in 2023, Amy’s Drive-Thru will be serving organic, vegetarian and vegan fast food.
We’re asked all the time when a particular new eatery will be opening, to which we usually reply “coming soon” is all we know. There’s so many places that are “coming soon” today that why don’t we just list them out here. Contact us with any additions or updates to this list.
Rise Southern Biscuits & Righteous Chicken Thousand Oaks opens July 29th
Freda’s Woodfired Kitchen at the North Ranch Mall in Westlake Village
Luau Grill Hawaiian BBQ & Poke in Newbury Park (UPDATE: July 25th grand opening date)
Reopening of Corrigan’s Steakhouse in Thousand Oaks (I’ve heard it will be a new name)
New Starbucks near Thousand Oaks High School
Jamba Juice in the Agoura Meadows Shopping Center (Vons/CVS) at southwest corner of Kanan and T.O. Blvd.
Zankou Chicken still “coming soon” on Moorpark Road in the former Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf.
Latitude 34 Restaurant & Bar at the Camarillo Premium Outlets
Red Engine Brewing Company in Fillmore
The drive-thru Starbucks to be built at the corner of Moorpark Road and Avenida De Las Flores in Thousand Oaks is certain to be a destination for Thousand Oaks High School students across the street.
Grocery Outlet Bargain Market Thousand Oaks in the former Office Depot (Moorpark and Hillcrest) is opening next Thursday, July 28th. There are other Grocery Outlet stores in Moorpark, Simi Valley, Ventura, Oxnard and Camarillo. www.groceryoutlet.com
UPDATE: Sue’s Candy is now open as of late August.
Sue’s Candy is “coming soon'“ to the lower level of The Oaks. There’s already a Sue’s Candy at The Oaks’ sister mall, Pacific View, in Ventura. Otherwise, I knowing about Sue’s Candy at this point in time. Stay tuned.
Sue’s will join See’s Candies and Lolli and Pops to provide the candy requirements of mall visitors.
“Signs” of progress towards the grand opening of the Amazon Fresh store at The Promenade at Westlake can now be seen. Still don’t know the timing but they are currently hiring at www.amazon.jobs.
Vintage Grocers operated at this location from October 2016 to March 2019, preceded by Bristol Farms from 1996 to 2016.
The Moorpark Amazon Fresh store at 742 Los Angeles Avenue opened in February.
It’s open!
Update 1/16/22: Looks like Wild Fork is weeks away from opening at this point and they are currently hiring for this new Thousand Oaks location at wildforkfoods.com/pages/careers.
Original post 5/6/21.
Wild Fork Foods Meat & Seafood Market is coming soon to the Northgate Plaza, southwest corner of Westlake and Thousand Oaks Boulevards in Thousand Oaks. The sign is posted on the standalone spot previously occupied by Maya Mexican Cuisine, Cut 360 Steakhouse, The Napa Tavern and Piatti Ristorante.
Wild Fork Foods offers blast-frozen beef, chicken, specialty meats, seafood, vegetables and other items for delivery to your door or available for pickup. There are 8 Wild Fork stores in the Miami/Fort Lauderdale area. Learn more at wildforkfoods.com.
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