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In a Snapshot: Surreal and So Real
Reminders of the Thomas Fire are everywhere. They’re the physical reminders of what the fire destroyed and the reminders of what our community is building. Here is just a tiny fraction of images from the fire and what happened next: fundraisers in Ventura and Ojai, heartfelt signs of gratitude and people coming together.
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Fire came like a living thing. Flames rose to heights flames should never rise to. Burning embers like angry fireflies. Cars with windshields of flame. Schizophrenic Santa Ana winds, so dry and fast a...
Jason Collis: Giving Back Feeds Chef's Soul
Last December 3, Jason Collis was where he usually is on Sunday morning: sitting in a pew at the San Buenaventura Mission. “I was praying for guidance,” he remembers. It had been some time since he ha...
In a Snapshot: Surreal and So Real
Reminders of the Thomas Fire are everywhere. They’re the physical reminders of what the fire destroyed and the reminders of what our community is building. Here is just a tiny fraction of images from ...
Bee Strong
Bees and their keepers are a resilient bunch
As the Thomas Fire ravaged all things big and small, I wondered about some of the smallest victims: the bees. And, by extension, the local beekeepers wh...
Poem: Grilled Oak, Blackened Earth, a Healthy Serving of Community
When the hot, fast fire snarled through,
it left many trees hanging unsteady
What kindness the buzzing sound of chainsaws became
with few other sounds around
When green shoots and flowers pushed...