“During our endless heat wave, I think many of us are looking for some place where we can get away from it all,” editor Nancy D. Lackey Shaffer writes. This issue of Ventana Lifestyle is all about finding respite. Find stories inside @VC_Reporter and at ventanamonthly.com.

Raise a glass to our new July issue — featured inside the latest edition of VC Reporter! Featured this month are Parque 1055, Strey Cellars, and our summer guide to visiting Yosemite National Park! Stories out now at VentanaMonthly.com.

COMING SOON! Limited ad space is available for Ventana Monthly’s Best in Luxury issue! Contact us now at 818-624-6254 or [email protected] to reserve your space.

Festive flavors galore in our final issue of the year! Featured this month are Clemente Baking Company, Farmivore and Big Cheeks Bakery, plus our holiday gift guide! Read stories at ventanamonthly.com.

The Ojai Raptor Center started small, with aviaries and flight pens in founder Kim Stroud’s backyard. Now with a full staff of veterinary pros specializing in wildlife, it handles over 1,000 birds a year. Our Wild Nonprofit Issue has the story at ventanamonthly.com.

CREATIVE COMMUNITY—Our new Fall Arts Edition is out now, featuring coverage of the Ojai Youth Entertainers Studio, Glass Arts Collective and the Ventura Improv Company! Read and subscribe to our FREE digital edition at ventanamonthly.com.

A desert dream in Oxnard, a historic restoration, and UC Master Gardeners take the spotlight in our Fall Home & Garden issue! Read and subscribe to our FREE digital edition at ventanamonthly.com.

New issue out now featuring Oxnard’s Sespe Creek Distillery! Read and subscribe to our FREE digital edition at ventanamonthly.com.

Creativity knows no boundaries. Making, baking, crafting, composing…all arts are available to us, regardless of background, age, experience or ability. Read and subscribe to our FREE digital edition at ventanamonthly.com.

Soar into summer with paragliding, polo, wine tasting and more in the new issue of Ventana Monthly. Read and subscribe to our FREE digital edition at ventanamonthly.com.