Patch Exclusive With 'True Grit' Star, Super Bowl and Clay Matthews

Agoura Hills Patch pulled out all the stops to prepare for Super Bowl Sunday—from The Hideaway's coveted game day chili recipe to a chat with Agoura coach Charlie Wegher about his former player, Packers linebacker Clay Matthews. We enlightened readers on "going solar" in Agoura Hills and Yerba Buena third graders reached for the stars this week. Speaking of stars, Patch got an exclusive with True Grit's Hailee Steinfeld. 

Here's a recap of what happened in Agoura Hills, as well as some announcements and upcoming events to look forward to. 

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Perhaps the biggest story of the week was our . Weekly Dig's Jessica Hagy interviewed her family friend and offered some insight on the 14-year-old Oscar nominee.

This week's Deidre's Dish, , rose quickly to Top 5. The former Charger reflected on growing up in Agoura Hills and making it big as an entertainment news host in Hollywood.

Live from Arlington, Texas, Regional Sports Editor for Patch.com's Long Island editorial operations, Chris R. Vaccaro, checked in with Packers linebacker and former Charger in . Clay Matthews III, a linebacker for Green Bay and an Agoura native, is making the second appearance of any Matthews man on super Sunday.

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With the biggest sporting event just around the corner, this week's Craving was dedicated to the quintessential game day dish–chili. Executive chef Robert Grenner of The Hideaway @ Lindero shared the secret to his .

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Patch was on a mission this week to check out how some Agoura Hills residents were enjoying the unseasonably warm weather. Lots of people were using Bicycle John's as their launching spot earlier this week. Check out the photo gallery on our Facebook page and make sure to tag yourself if you were "scene." 

In our Friday eco-friendly column, , Susan Pascal gave readers the 411 about a green initiative program being offered by our local electricity supply company. Residents can save on monthly bills, ease the load on local power grids and generate clean, renewable energy by "going solar."

We debuted our latest Thursday feature, , with a Super Bowl crawl. From food to drinks, and of course specials, our resident foodie, Emily Capretta, searched the best Agoura Hills had to offer on Sunday. 

Mark Your Calendar: 

Agoura Hills Patch has recruited a Moms Council of eight knowledgeable mothers with kids of all ages—from toddlers to teens—who will be answering questions posted by parents, lead discussions of key parenting topics in our area, and reach out to online and offline moms’ groups in the community. Stay tuned for  throughout the coming week helmed by the Council.

Paint Campus Purple Week begins Monday at Agoura High. The Relay for Life team will be dressed in purple accents to support the event that supports local services and resources for cancer patients and their families. The 14-hour overnight event will be held on May 20 and 21. The Agoura High team's Shira Muroff will report back mid-week for our Youth Perspectives column.

City Council will assemble at  at 7 p.m. on Wednesday. The city will present an annual Agoura Hills Volunteer Recognition - Community Services award. Also on the agenda is the city's parking ordinance, which has not been comprehensively updated since it was adopted in 1987. Council will discuss updating the ordinance to reflect current parking trends, particularly regarding serve-related uses, such as salons, ice-crean and yogurt shops, gyms and animal care facilities. Check out the agenda here.