Local Teen Leads High School Waste Assessment Program
Lujain Al-Saleh, a student at Ventura's Foothill Technology High School (foothilltech.org), doesn't like trash. So, this month, as part of her school's senior student community service...
View ArticleExpress Yourself with Arts & Crafts!
Getting creative with arts and crafts is a wonderful way to express yourself. Not only is it fulfilling, it can give you a wonderful sense of accomplishment, boost self-esteem and unleash a more...
View ArticleTop Tips for Busting The Blues
If you're like most people, there are going to be days you just might not feel like getting out of bed or at least, out of your PJs. Perhaps you've broken up with your boyfriend or girlfriend? Maybe...
View ArticleIntuition: Follow Your Truth
Have you ever had a gut feeling about something - positive or negative - that gives you an extra insight into a particular situation? Maybe it's something related to work. A feeling that there might...
View ArticleBecome the Superhero of Your Own Life: Master Change
I looked up the word "flexibility" in the dictionary just to read how it would be defined. One definition read: "The ability of a material to deform elastically and return to its original shape when...
View ArticleA Mother's Love: The Origins of Mother's Day
by Maryann Ridini SpencerSunday, May 13, is Mother's Day -- the day when we honor and celebrate mothers and motherhood. The celebration of the day occurson various dates throughout the world and can...
View ArticleCreating A Workspace That Works!
Whether you're working in a corporate office, or, as many people are these days, in a home office, it's important that you create a space that will support you in your career and keep you productive...
View ArticleSTOP: Smell the Flowers!
STOP and Smell the Flowers! Do you find yourself rushing off to work in the morning, and getting home late every night? Are you taking meals in the car or at your computer? When you look at your...
View ArticleHealing Power of Meditation & Prayer
Many studies have been conducted that demonstrate that those who believe in a higher power, pray and meditate, tend to be healthier and happier. The reasons for this, in part, may find its roots in...
View ArticleSemi-Annual Table Top Business Expo "Olympics By The Ocean" at the Four...
On June 7, 2012, the Ventura Chamber of Commerce, presented the Semi-Annual Tabletop Business Expo "Olympics by the Ocean" at the Four Points Sheraton. The City of Ventura's Environmental...
View ArticleA Tribute to Father's Everywhere on Father's Day
Father's Day honors fathers and celebrates the influence father's make in their children's lives. (pictured above Maryann's parents on their wedding day, November 5, 1956). Many countries around the...
View ArticleHealthy Gardens with Natural Pest Management
A healthy garden is a garden that is filled with a variety of flowering plants that encourages a host of beneficial creatures such as ladybugs, dragonflies, lacewings, tiny non-stinging wasps and other...
View ArticleSaving the World A Drink At A Time: The GREEN TASK FORCE Hosts GREEN DRINKS
"Green Drinks" is a term known in the environmental world as a fun, meet up for like-minded business professionals in relaxing, celebratory settings where they can network, exchange ideas and forge...
View ArticleWater Take 1 Launches Global Online Short Film Contest
Every person on this planet relies on water. In Ventura, our water is from local sources and it's our responsibility to protect it for future generations. To help spark that awareness, Ventura Water...
View ArticleSimply Delicious Vacations
It's important for everyone to take a break from life as they know it and revel in the delicious luxury of vacation and of not doing anything - or doing as they please. The complications of life,...
View ArticleThrifty and Reusable Halloween Costumes
Halloween costumes, depending upon how elaborate you intend to get, can cost at a minimum, $25 dollars on up per costume. If you've got several children or family members to outfit, the costume...
View ArticleSustainable Ventura visits the Ventura Chamber of Commerce's "Haunting at the...
On Thursday, October 25, 2012 from 4:30-7:30pm, The Ventura Chamber of Commerce presented the "Haunting at the Harbor" Business Expo at the Four Points Sheraton on Schooner Drive in the Ventura Harbor....
View ArticleVC STYLE: Water Take 1 Online Short Film Contest Awards Video News Story
On Thursday, November 8, 2012, the first Water: Take 1 Online Short Film Contest Awards Presentation and Party was hosted by Brooks Institute of Photography on one of the sound stages at their Ventura...
View ArticleGot Stress? Great Tips to Make Your Holidays Bright
Holiday Stress Busters! The December Holiday season is a great time to celebrate with family and friends. However, while it's a joyous time, it can also be a stressful and demanding time. Perhaps...
View ArticleNew Year's GREEN Resolutions for 2013
While your making your New Year's resolutions in your personal and professional life. Keep the environment in mind! Here are some green tips to help save the planet that can also help you save on your...
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