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2014 BMW X5 Spied in Ventura!
Looks like the new 2014 BMW X5 is being tested out in our very own town. I spied this camouflaged X5 over at Victoria and Telegraph this afternoon. Can’t wait to see it once they take the wraps off! Click the pictures to see larger versions. [...]
Sushi Marina – Under New Management
You may have noticed the “Under New Management” banner at Sushi Marina on California in Downtown Ventura. Although if you haven’t it’s hard to blame you, because there is so much going on with the Ventura restaurant scene right now. The old Sushi Marina has always been a weeknight standby for me. I liked that [...]
Getting to the London Aloft Excel Hotel from Heathrow
I just got back from a trip to London where I stayed five nights at the newer Aloft hotel that’s connected to the London ExCel Center. I’ll describe the hotel later in the post, but first I wanted to help anyone who’s looking for how to get to this hotel from Heathrow. You have a [...]
Restaurants
Sushi Marina – Under New Management
You may have noticed the “Under New Management” banner at Sushi Marina on California in Downtown Ventura. Although if you haven’t it’s hard to blame you, because there is so much going on with the Ventura restaurant scene right now. The old Sushi Marina has always been a weeknight standby for me. I liked that [...]
A new Brew Pub and OBC coming to Ventura?
Please say it’s true! The Ventura County Reporter has revealed plans for a new brew pub where the empty Thai place is currently sitting on S. Seward between Pierpont and the beach. They’re also saying that the Mexican place that closed down recently might be reborn as a Sushi Place. And a little birdie told [...]
Local Happenings
97.5, why hast thou forsaken us for Air 1?
The only time I ever switched to terrestrial radio was to either listen to NPR or KRUZ 97.5 . I loved 97.5 because they weren’t one of those top-40 stations that just play the same songs all the time. They dug deep into some different types of music and introduced me to some great stuff. [...]
ToGo’s Sandwiches is Coming to Ventura!
Well it’s been a good year for new restaurants! We got a Freebirds, a Panera, and now we’re FINALLY getting a ToGo’s Sandwich Shop. I saw the sign today between Robek’s Juice Bar and the Baja Fresh over off Telephone, where the old Quizno’s used to be. Of course I’d rather see more locally-owned restaurants [...]