Howdy's is Coming Soon to Agoura Hills

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Howdy's is "opening soon" at 29001 Canwood Street in Agoura Hills, next to Trader Joe's in the space formerly occupied by Jinky's Kanan Cafe until it closed in December 2023. A commercial marketing brochure for the property indicates "Linda by Howdy's Cafe" has signed a 10 year lease for the property that commences in October.

According to the Howdy’s Cafe website, Howdy Kabrins started La Salsa in 1979, expanding to six locations by 1986. After selling La Salsa in 1992, Howdy opened Howdy’s Taqueria in Malibu in 1995 until 2014. Six years later, Howdy’s Sonrisa Cafe opened in Malibu at 23401 Civic Center Way in 2020. Learn more at www.howdyscafe.com.

2025 City of Agoura Hills Beach Bus June 18 to August 8

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The City of Agoura Hills Summer Beach Bus is back for 2025. The bus runs June 16 to August 8 (except July 4), Monday through Friday from three designated locations to/from Zuma Beach, Parking Lot #8 - Lindero Canyon Middle School, Agoura High School and Agoura Road at Liberty Canyon Road. Service is $2 each way. Exact change required. Open to anyone - not just Agoura Hills residents, but must carry a form of ID. More details at www.agourahillscity.org/our-city/visitors/alternative-transportation.

bb.q Chicken Coming Soon to the Agoura Hills City Mall

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The space previously home to Michael's Pizza in the Agoura Hills City Mall at 5891 Kanan Road will be occupied bb.q Chicken, a Korean fried chicken franchise, with over 3,500 locations in 57 countries, including nearby locations in Tarzana and Northridge. Their menu includes a variety of sauces available as a whole chicken, boneless, and traditional wings. They also serve classic Korean street food, Ddeok-Bokki, made from rice cakes and fish cakes and kimchi fried rice. More info at bbqchicken.com.

(Photo courtesy Christina P via Facebook.)

Regency Theatres Agoura Hills to Close February 9th to Make Way for New Housing Development

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The Regency Theatres in Agoura Hills will be operating until February 9th, as the parcel it is located on 29045 Agoura Road (at Cornell Road) will soon be redeveloped into a mixed-use development consisting of a new 4-story apartment building with 278 units (313,000 sq ft), a parking garage, and 5,258 sq ft of commercial space. The project will include housing for 28 qualifying "very low-income" families and 10 qualifying low-income families.

Exotic Thai will be operating until February 7th and indicates it "will be relocating to the Chili and Lime restaurant at 2705 E. Thousand Oaks Blvd, Thousand Oaks" this month. Sushi Su will be operating until February 10th and also indicates they will temporarily be operating at the Chili and Lime restaurant in Thousand Oaks.

Learn more about Agoura Hills housing developments and planning at www.agourahillscity.org. More details about this specific project at THIS LINK (pdf file)

Tavern Tomoko and Ladyface Brewery to Close Its Doors on December 22nd

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Tavern Tomoko and Ladyface Brewery in Agoura Hills announced last Friday via its Facebook page that they will be closing their doors on December 22nd.

Ladyface Alehouse & Brasserie originally opened late 2009, one of the first microbreweries in the Greater Los Angeles area, and the first brewpub in the Conejo Valley. It took on new ownership in 2020, when it became Tavern Tomoko and Ladyface Brewery. www.taverntomoko.com