The Basics of Fertilizing Your Lawn
Fertilizing a lawn can be intimidating. An array of fertilizers, with each seemingly designed to address a different issue, can make homeowners’ heads spin . However, fertilizing is a very…
Sunday Signal
Elevate summer entertaining with This Crunch
As families and friends gather on patios and decks to enjoy the warmth of summer and meals fresh off the grill, many are searching for that perfect ingredient that can…
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‘The League’ Tells the Story of Black Integration into Baseball
By Richard Roeper Signal Contributing Writer ‘The League’ 1/2 (out of four) Magnolia Pictures presents a documentary directed by Sam Pollard. Rated PG. In theaters and on digital platforms. As…
Sunday Signal
Decluttering 101
By Michele E. Buttelman Signal Staff Writer It is said we spend the first half of our lives acquiring “things” and the second half of our life getting rid of…
David Hegg | What Makes Right, Right?
By David Hegg The academic field of ethics is a subset of philosophy that seeks to apply principles of morality to everyday behavior. A person is “ethical” to the extent…
Letters to the Editor
Ronald Perry | Speaking with Courage
Everyone in this city, state, and indeed the nation, should be standing up and applauding Mr. Mario Presents of Palmdale for his empathy, bravery and courage for standing up and…
Screenshot of South Coast Air Quality Index's ratings of Santa Clarita Valley's air quality.
Parts of SCV have ‘very unhealthy’ air quality during heat wave
Public Health issues Excessive Heat Warning, Metrolink announces heat-related delays in AV line The South Coast Air Quality Index deemed parts of the Santa Clarita Valley as having “very unhealthy”…
Joe Calderon, left, and Amilcar Cruz of the band Caravana perform "Inspiration", classical Spanish music during CELEBRATE:Spain held at Canyon Country Community Center on Friday, 071423. Dan Watson/The Signal
Residents gather to ‘Celebrate Spain’ and embody notion that ‘representation matters’
Kids putting together fragments of a face and coloring with multiple colors, learning about the cubism art form brought into fame by Spanish painter Pablo Picasso. Bar tables covered in…
Evelina, 7, left. and Aurelia Phillipps, 9, sell lemonade to Elissa Prehim, at their lemonade stand in Canyon Country as one of the 13 locations participating in the RISE Foundation "Lemonade Brigade" fundraiser across the Santa Clarita Valley on Saturday, 071523. Dan Watson/The Signal
Lemonade to quench the thirst of providing for foster families
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=noVPDn6Iz0E The summer heat waves just keep coming and what better way to quench your thirst than an ice-cold glass of lemonade. The RISE Foundation took the decades-old tradition of…
On July 14, 2023, Greg Anderson, right, and the Brass Roots Initiative performed a series of classic covers from the '60s, '70s and '80s in Valencia Marketplace. Their lively performance resonated not only thoughout the ampitheatre, but throughout the plaza. Many attenddees brought family and lawn chairs and focused on enjoying the beauty of the hot Friday afternoon. Habeba Mostafa/ The Signal
Classic covers: Brass Roots Initiative takes over Valencia Marketplace Summer Concerts
Will Carmichael, center, and Sharmine Park, left, are vocalists who encouraged the crowd to sing, and even dance along. Habeba Mostafa/ The Signal https://youtu.be/xutm7Do5lLY The pianist was dedicated in ensuring…
Zonta presents seven scholarships to women of all ages
Zonta Club of Santa Clarita Valley presented seven scholarships to women of all ages on June 7, encouraging education strides no matter what part of life a woman may be…
Our View | When Lawmakers Side with Traffickers
By The Signal Editorial Board Sacramento is broken. The latest evidence of it came this week, when controversy erupted after a state Assembly committee blocked a bill that would make…
Mike Garcia | Identity Politics Isn’t Progressive
The U.S. Supreme Court recently made a decision that should serve as an important reminder for our nation. The High Court barred the use of race in college admissions, effectively…
Robert Lamoureux | Breaking tiles? Try a Schluter
Question: Robert, we have had tile in a particular area of our home over the years and are replacing it now because at the step edge, the tiles continue to…
The Time Ranger | Bankers, Bee-men and Lost Boy Scouts
Whelp. I have to ask. This fine, July Saturday morn, how the canned peach- eating heck are you, dear saddlepals? Right on schedule, ahead we’ve a mighty fine trail ride…
Photo courtesy of Steven Genovese
Retired SCV firefighter wins top prize in World Series of Poker event
There were just three players left and thousands of dollars on the line as Steven “Vito” Genovese peeked to see a pair of pocket queens during the World Series of…
An artists' rendering of the proposed Sand Canyon "world-class resort." Courtesy photo.
Sand Canyon Country Club owner resubmits resort plans
The Sand Canyon Country Club is once again looking for permission to transform the former site of Robinson Ranch into a “world-class resort” in the quiet equestrian enclave on the…
Around 20 people, mostly older folks, sat under a 100-year-old cork tree to watch the Orchard Bluegrass Band perform on Sunday afternoon at Rancho Camulos. Trevor Morgan / The Signal.
Bluegrass under a cork tree, serenity at Rancho Camulos
The seven-piece group played bluegrass classics and modified renditions of songs from artists like Johnny Cash and others. The band is fronted by multi-instrumentalist Jimmy Mac — who sings, and…
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SCV Water adopts sustainability plan
The Santa Clarita Valley Water Agency board of directors adopted a sustainability plan on Tuesday containing a comprehensive assessment of SCV Water’s current sustainability initiatives, a baseline for measuring progress…
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Power outage affects over 2,000 SCV customers
Approximately 2,150 customers in Saugus were without power for nearly three hours on Thursday night, according to Southern California Edison. The outage took place near the intersection of Pamplico Drive…
