Read more about the article Seniors keep moving with Sit N Be Fit
Health and fitness instructor Linda Bennett, right, leads the Sit N Be Fit class at the Santa Clarita Valley Senior Center in Newhall. Dan Watson/The Signal

Seniors keep moving with Sit N Be Fit

It’s 9:30 a.m. and the auditorium at the Santa Clarita Valley Senior Center is swinging to the sounds of Elvis Presley. “I’m in love, I’m all shook up,” Linda Bennett…

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Read more about the article Sharing the garden with your pets
Both dogs and people love pools. But keep pets safe with barriers, gates or covers whenever no one is around to watch.

Sharing the garden with your pets

All too often, pet owners will allow their property to fall into disarray because it just seems impossible to grow a great garden with beloved, but oh-so-destructive pet cats or…

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Read more about the article Mixing food and art with purpose
William Cervantes is not only the owner of restaurant Noche Azul. He's an artist who sells his work in the locale, where a portion of proceeds go toward cancer research. Tammy Murga/ The Signal

Mixing food and art with purpose

Art isn’t just prominent in the name — it’s in the food, across the walls and in their story. Coming to the Santa Clarita Valley by way of Simi Valley,…

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Read more about the article Bands rock out for teen with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy
Avery Faeth, left, sits with his mother Lee Ann, sister Noelle, father Jordan and grandmother Darlene at a celebration fundraiser for him at Vincenzo's Pizza Newhall. Ryan Mancini/The Signal

Bands rock out for teen with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy

The walls inside Vincenzo’s Pizza Newhall thundered on Sunday as two bands performed during a celebration and fundraiser for Avery Faeth, a teenager with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy. The two bands,…

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Read more about the article ‘Creative life’ on display at Westfield
Rio Norte Junior High School eighth-graders, from left, Fernanda Reyes, Skylar Yearicks and Dianna Muralet work on their sections of the 20X6 foot wall mural which will be displayed at the Westfield Valencia Town Center community art wall. Dan Watson/The Signal

‘Creative life’ on display at Westfield

It’s a project unlike any other they’ve ever done before. Consisting of 20 separate panels, seventh- and eighth-graders at Rio Norte Junior High have been asked to create a 6-foot-by-20-foot…

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Read more about the article Futbol Foundation wins 2019 Cal South Governors State Cup
FFSC GO7 Girls U12 State Cup Roster: Isabella Bruno, Sierra Cordola, Bella Costello, Gianna Costello, Brooklyn Fuller, Aneres Harvey, Maile Hernandez, Kaya Lugo, Ava Maganga, Cara McKell, Kylie O’Donnell, Adrielle Salvador, Lucy Santiago, Mackenzie Wiese, Julia Willis

Futbol Foundation wins 2019 Cal South Governors State Cup

Just a year ago, there was a strong possibility that the Futbol Foundation of Santa Clarita’s girls GO7 under 12 team would no longer exist, as the former head coach…

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Read more about the article The growth of soccer
The number of youth soccer players has grown by nearly 90 percent in the last 30 years, which was spurred in part by the United States hosting the 1994 World Cup.

The growth of soccer

Statistics from U.S. Youth Soccer indicate that millions of children across the country are taking to the sport that was once primarily associated with Europe and other parts of the…

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