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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.
Snippet of architectural plans for the planned 4-lane addition to Sunset Terrace.
The last time a bowling alley operated in Thousand Oaks was 1995, when the 40 lane Conejo Village Bowl closed its doors. There has been talk of other alleys from time to time, but nothing has transpired.
Sunset Terrace Restaurant & Lounge at Janss Marketplace may change that, as they are in process of building a four-lane bowling alley in the 4,200 sq ft adjacent space previously occupied by Edible Arrangements and a karate studio. Let’s see if they can make this happen…stay tuned.
In other local area bowling news, as mentioned in August, Bowlero is looking to develop an alley in the former Dick's Sporting Goods in Moorpark - subject to city council approval.
For existing local area bowling alleys, visit THIS PAGE.
Learn more about Sunset Terrace at sunsetterracerestaurant.com. They offer California cuisine, a large bar with 40 seat capacity, pool tables, shuffleboard, darts, dance floor, plenty of TV with live sports and more. Daily food and drink specials include Mat Tai Mondays, Taco Tuesdays, Waffle & Wing Wednesdays, Sushi Thursdays, NFL Game Specials and more at sunsetterracerestaurant.com/daily-specials.
The space where the alley is being planned for.
The National Park Service joins its partners, friends, and community members here in Los Angeles, and around the world, in remembering mountain lion P-22.
(Note: Today, Saturday, December 17, 2022, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) announced that P-22 was compassionately euthanized today following complete health evaluation tests. After these tests, CDFW obtained a clear picture of the mountain lion’s medical condition and overall health. He had several severe injuries and chronic health problems. Based on these factors, compassionate euthanasia under general anesthesia was unanimously recommended by the medical team at San Diego Zoo Safari Park, and CDFW officials made the decision to do so today. See complete press release at https://wildlife.ca.gov/News/mountain-lion-p-22-compassionately-euthanized-following-complete-health-evaluation-results.)
Mountain lion P-22 was more than just a celebrity cat. He was also a critical part of a long-term research study and a valuable ambassador for the cause of connectivity and for wildlife in the Santa Monica Mountains and beyond.
He was one of the oldest mountain lions in a study that the National Park Service has been conducting since 2002 and one of its most interesting. When he was captured and collared in March 2012 by National Park Service biologists, he was estimated to be about two years old.
Likely born in the Santa Monica Mountains as the son of adult male P-1, he somehow found his way to his tiny, nine-square-mile home in Griffith Park, separated from the Santa Monicas by the 101 and 405, two of the busiest freeways in the world. Defying expectations, he persisted for more than 10 years in the smallest home range that has ever been recorded for an adult male mountain lion.
Although he made frequent appearances on the streets of the Hollywood Hills and even, more recently, of the Silver Lake neighborhood, he was also clearly a wild cat, doing so mostly late at night, and subsisting largely on natural prey such as deer and coyotes.
In the end, he found his way into many Angelenos' hearts and home surveillance camera footage.
Park biologists aim to understand and conserve the species that live in and around the park for generations to come. Although P-22 is now physically gone, scientists will be analyzing his data for years to come.
This animal's life and safe passage to Griffith Park are a testament to both the challenges and the possibilities for wildlife in Los Angeles. He showed us what mountain lions must do to survive in our urban landscape, as he dispersed through it to find a remaining island of habitat.
He also showed us what they are capable of: surviving and co-existing with millions of people in a city as dense and sprawling as Los Angeles.
Goodbye, P-22. Your scientific legacy will live on.
Pieology Pizzeria opened its doors on Thursday, December 15, 2022 at Janss Marketplace. Make your own pizza, with crusts that include regular, thick, gluten-free and cauliflower. Open at 9:30am daily until 11pm Sun-Thu, midnight Fri/Sat.
Learn more at www.pieology.com or call 805-660-4527.
UPDATE: Lucky Strike Moorpark opened on December 8, 2023.
The City of Moorpark received an application for a Conditional Use Permit from Bowlero in July to develop a bowling alley at the former Dick's Sporting Goods, 706 Los Angeles Avenue (near the Amazon Fresh store). The application is currently undergoing review by the city and its planning commission.
If approved, the project would still need to go through environmental analysis, a public hearing and final approval. Bowlero is the largest bowling alley operator in the world, with 300 centers, including local locations at The Collection at Riverpark in Oxnard and in Woodland Hills.
www.moorparkca.gov/1113/Bowlero
Local area bowling alleys in Ventura County and nearby areas at THIS LINK.
UPDATE: Now open. www.philzcoffee.com/locations-la
Philz Coffee Thousand Oaks opened on November 10th. Another local Philz Coffee is opening soon at The Summit at Calabasas, 26787 Agoura Road (at Lost Hills Road).
Aerial Site Plan
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!
Looks like La Cereza Cafe & Bakery is building out a location at 280 E. Thousand Oaks Blvd., Suite A in Thousand Oaks, just east of Tarantula Hill Brewing Co. No other details at this point. Stay tuned.
Cereza…what is it? Well, it’s Spanish for cherry.
Dodger Stadium is 40 miles from the Conejo Valley and we had the opportunity to enjoy the first of three final concerts by Elton John and his fantastic band as part of his Farewell Yellow Brick Road The Final Tour on Thursday, November 17, 2022. So we had to go! Elton John is the 4th best-selling music artist of all time. Here are some brief scenes from the 2 1/2+ hour show.
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