Former Elks Lodge in downtown Ventura to become Hotel San Buena in San buenaventura (ventura)

Former Elks Lodge in downtown Ventura to become Hotel San Buena

Hotel San Buena is expected to open in July. The hotel will have a lobby, a bar with outdoor courtyard, 32 guest suites, two private units and a rehabilitated event space upstairs. The transformation ...

Roundup: Ventura's old mission burglarized, fire damages Vons construction site

Ventura police arrested a man Thursday suspected of ransacking parts of Mission Basilica San Buenaventura and stealing some items from the church. Officers responded shortly after 8 a.m. to the ...

Beyer's Byways: San Buenaventura Mission is a complex, historical place

A boy was born on Nov. 24, 1713, in the small hamlet of Petra on the island of Mallorca off the coast of Spain. His name was Miquel Josep Serra i Ferrer – later to be known simply as Father Serra. The ...

After being removed from City Hall, Serra statue welcomed at mission church

NEW YORK – An historic California mission founded by the controversial St. Junípero Serra has announced that a bronze statue of the saint, removed in 2020 from the local city hall amid protests over ...

Local housing authority beginning construction of the largest HOMEKEY project in Ventura County

VENTURA, Calif. – The Housing Authority of the City of San Buenaventura has started construction on the Valentine Road Apartments in Ventura. “Homelessness is one of the most vexing issues in ...

Your call: Ventura or San Buenaventura?

This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. This blog voted thumbs-down on the ultimately failed attempt to change ...

Mission to Mission: California Faithful Retrace Steps of St. Junípero Serra

Armed with a first-class relic of St. Junípero Serra, more than 300 faithful began their pilgrimage from Mission Santa Barbara to the Mission Basilica of San Buenaventura, in Ventura, California, Aug.

Tequila & Taco Music Festival offers tastings and more at San Buenaventura State Beach

VENTURA, Calif.-The Tequila & Taco Music Festival kicked off on Saturday in a new location. Due to preparations for the X Games, the festival moved to San Buenaventura State Beach. Adelaide Pilar ...