Living the sweet life
How sweet it is. For the past two-and-a-half years, Michelle Kenney has operated La Dolce Vita – or “the sweet life” in Italian – in Heritage Square in downtown Oxnard. She has run the business for three decades, but has dished out Italian classics and fusions from Oxnard’s McGrath House, which was built in 1901, Read More →
Making the Leap
The University of California, Santa Barbara, has seen many of its laboratory triumphs turned into business successes. But until four years ago, there was no dedicated program to help students make the leap from classroom theory to real-world business. The University of California, Santa Barbara, has seen many of its laboratory triumphs turned into Read More →
Ventura merchants brace for surge in sales
Downtown Ventura merchants have their fingers crossed. They hope the potentially thousands of action-sports fans who soon will pour into the city to watch professional surfing and skateboarding will stay for the food, fun and hospitality. As 50 athletes prepare to descend on Ventura for the first Ultimate Boarder competition, the city’s downtown business Read More →
