Two riders brought their horses to the ribbon-cutting on Agoura Road on Aug. 19. They wanted to try the new trail, The Acorn reported. The trail sits on what used to be an open concrete drainage channel. According to The Acorn, the Ladyface Greenway gave the City of Agoura Hills its first park south of the 101 Freeway.
Six days later, Malibu Brewing Company opened its second taproom down the road, in the building where Ladyface Ale Companie poured beer for years. The evening farmers market next to Whizin Market Square goes by the Ladyface name too. So, for the first time, the stretch between Cornell Road and the Whizin driveway works as one connected place, named for the peak you can see from all of it. The park is the piece that joined it together.
A Planter Box Laid Over a Flood Channel
The Greenway sits on top of an existing Los Angeles County flood channel along Agoura Road, east of Cornell Road. The city first wanted to naturalize the channel the way it did at Medea Creek, just north of the freeway, in 2016. According to The Acorn's account of the opening, that turned out to be too difficult and too expensive. Instead, the city built what officials called a "giant planter box." It's a 650-foot bridge over the channel, planted with pollinator-friendly flora and fitted with bioswales that filter runoff before it reaches the small stream below. The finished strip covers more than an acre and runs beside Agoura Road from the Whizin Market Square driveway to Cornell Road.
The city's opening announcement lists these features along that length:
- Walking paths, bicycle facilities, and improved equestrian trails
- Bicycle parking and a repair area
- Seating and butterfly gardens
- An art walk, paid for by the City Council and Cultural Arts Council
- Educational signs with QR codes that link to information about the plants, built with students from Agoura High School's Civic Engagement Program
The engineering is worth a look on a walk. According to the city, the bioswales can treat 1,100 cubic feet of water, the plantings are a hyper-local native palette, and the overhead utility lines along the route are now underground. The project took a long time. The final community workshops were held online in 2020, design started in 2021, the county flood control district issued the construction permit in May 2023, and ground was broken on July 30, 2024. At the dedication, Mayor Jeremy Wolf spoke directly to the people who had joined those workshops:
"This Greenway is yours. Walk it, ride it, explore it, gather here, enjoy it."
The city's release carries the full quote.
The Old Ladyface Building Still Brews
Before August, the Greenway site was a channel and the brewery building was a familiar address waiting on its next tenant. Both opened within six days of each other. That timing is why this corner has more going on this fall than any other block on Agoura Road.
According to Conejo Valley Guide, Malibu Brewing Company remodeled the whole space at 29281 Agoura Road. It now has 190 seats, a central bar with 22 taps, and a 115-seat all-weather patio designed for live music and community programming. The bar top is made from reclaimed bowling alley wood, set in the white brick the brand uses at its Malibu location. The on-site brewhouse was modernized rather than removed, so beer is still made in the building. The company plans brewmaster tours, tastings, and seasonal releases.
Two of the opening beers refer back to the building's past. Ladyface IPA is named for the mountain range you can see from the taproom windows and patio. Overly Ambitious, a Belgian Dubbel, is inspired by Blind Ambition, a beer poured in the same building during the Ladyface era. On opening day, the brewery pledged 20% of sales, up to $2,500, to the Southeast Ventura County YMCA.
The Market Is in Its Last Weeks of the Season
The third Ladyface piece runs on a calendar. Ladyface Marketplace started as a weekly Thursday evening farmers market on May 29, 2025, at 5050 Cornell Road next to Whizin Market Square, as The Acorn reported at its launch. The city's announcement listed produce, prepared food, flowers, handmade art, candles, soaps, and knife sharpening among the vendors. The market's website now describes the season as "May 14th to Late Fall," with hours of 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. That's an hour shorter than the 8:30 p.m. close announced in 2025. The site gives no closing date. With mid-October here, the last market nights are coming up, so check the site before you go.
Here's what the corner holds now, from west to east:
| Stop | Address | What's there |
|---|---|---|
| Ladyface Marketplace | 5050 Cornell Road | Seasonal evening market, 4:30–7:30 p.m. per its site, through late fall |
| Ladyface Greenway | Agoura Road, Cornell Road to the Whizin driveway | Paths, art walk, butterfly gardens, bike repair area |
| Whizin Market Square | Agoura Road | Restaurants, shops, and Bastina |
| Malibu Brewing Company | 29281 Agoura Road | Taproom, patio, and working brewhouse in the former Ladyface Ale Companie building |
The city says parking is available along Agoura Road and at Whizin Market Square. It also points residents to AH-GO, the city's subsidized Lyft program for short trips within city limits, which you can reach through its app or at (818) 208-4073.
Whizin Now Faces the Park
Whizin Market Square was already a destination. What's new is that it now opens onto a public green that ends at its own driveway. Its dining directory lists Agoura Wine & Beer Co., BASTA Restaurant, Blue Table, Carrara's Pastries, Plata Taquería/Cantina, Sunrose, Tifa Chocolate & Gelato, Two Doughs Pizza Co., and Wood Ranch. The newest addition is Bastina, the Italian food shop from the team behind Basta, at 28867 Agoura Road. It's open Monday through Saturday from 11:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. and Sunday from 11:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Bastina closes at 7 p.m. and the market at 7:30 p.m., so on a market evening the overlap fits a short walk along the Greenway.
The center already proved the block could handle a crowd this season. The Reyes Adobe Days RAD 5K started and finished at Whizin Market Square on Oct. 4. For holiday plans, the most recent Winter Walk page on Whizin's site is for December 2025, so check the center's events page for this year's date.
The Next Opening Is a Few Miles East, on Dec. 2
The Wallis Annenberg Wildlife Crossing at Liberty Canyon opens to animals on Dec. 2, 2026, less than eight weeks from now. It was first scheduled to finish in 2025. According to the project's FAQ, record rain and flooding two springs in a row pushed the schedule back, and some planting and finishing work will continue after the animals get access. The public celebration that day is at King Gillette Ranch from 11:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. It requires tickets, and organizers say the crossing ceremony will be livestreamed, according to the ribbon-cutting page.
No published map yet connects the two by trail. The Acorn says the Greenway's equestrian path is ultimately intended to link to a wider network of riding routes but doesn't name a route or a completion date. For now, the Greenway ends at a shopping center driveway, and the crossing will carry wildlife over the 101.
If you're new to the neighborhood or comparing the blocks south of the freeway with the rest of Agoura Hills, Madge & Hamilton Group can show you how this corner fits into the wider area, from Cornell Road to Liberty Canyon. Joe Madge brings a civil engineer's eye to projects like this one, including how a flood channel was turned into a park. Let's Connect.
