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Get Outside and Move!

Occasional chilly or rainy days during winter in the Santa Clarita Valley may make it difficult to engage in outdoor activities, but fortunately those days are normally few and far

Think Green … Doing Your Part 

It’s the new year and time to get serious about changing habits and self-improvement. One thing to consider in the new year is how your household can reduce sending any

Light and Easy Meals for the New Year 

I know, I know, THIS is the year that you’re going to eat healthy and get into shape! We’ve all made promises to ourselves that we probably won’t keep, but

What’s New in California Adventures for 2024 

It’s time to get out your new calendar and start planning your California travel year. There are quite a few new things happening.  Experiences  Jewels of the Sea: The Jellyfish

“Fire Country” on CBS. Photo CBS

Let 2024 Entertain You

After entertainment industry strikes paralyzed the business for months, new movies and television entertainment productions are now filming, or setting up to begin filming, as we speak.   Despite the strikes

Pasadena Tournament of Roses

Time to Celebrate 2024 

By Michele E. Buttelman Signal Staff Writer  It’s almost 2024! How will you celebrate? Do you host a New Year’s Eve party at home, attend a festive celebration at a Santa

Join the celebration at Universal Studios Hollywood as Hogwarts castle lights up for the holidays and holiday decorations brighten up the streets of Hogsmeade. Don’t forget to order a Butterbeer. Photo Universal Studios Hollywood.

Theme Parks Decked Out for the Holidays 

By Michele E. Buttelman  Signal Staff Writer  It’s not the holiday season without a trip to one of the many Southern California theme parks. Time is running out to enjoy

Senior Health: city of Santa Clarita walkers.

Taking Care of Your Senior Health

One of the most common quips made by many seniors is the classic line, “If I knew I was going to live this long I would have taken better care

San Diego’s 59-Mile Scenic Drive

SanDiego.org  This 59-mile scenic drive loops its way through San Diego’s charming neighborhoods and visits unique attractions and natural wonders. Enjoy sweeping, panoramic views of the coastline, the shimmering yacht-dotted

Regional Festivals & Fun

By Michele E. Buttelman Signal Staff Writer Despite the cancellation of the 2022 California Strawberry Festival in Oxnard, a favorite destination of many Santa Clarita Valley families, there are other

Rebuilding the Dagger Flat Trail … Again

By Michele E. Buttelman Signal Staff Writer On July 22, 2016, the Santa Clarita Community Hiking Club took an inaugural hike on the newly completed Dagger Flat Trail — previously

Michele Makes Easter Brunch

By Michele E. Buttelman Signal Staff Writer I love Easter brunch. It’s a great time to exercise a variety of baking and cooking skill while creating a bountiful and special

Spring Break Family Fun

By Michele E. Buttelman Signal Staff Writer After two years of pandemic “staycations” in the Santa Clarita Valley, now is the time to venture out and experience some unique family

NFL Draft Takes Over Las Vegas

By Michele E. Buttelman Signal Staff Writer With the first pick in the 2022 Draft, the National Football League selects … Las Vegas. Two years ago, the world shut down

The Sunset Strip is Still a Rockin’ Place

By Michele E. Buttelman Signal Staff Writer Sunset Boulevard stretches from the Pacific Coast Highway in Pacific Palisades east to Figueroa Street in downtown Los Angeles. The entire length of

Learn About California’s Mission by Visiting Them

By Michele E. Buttelman Signal Staff Writer For decades, fourth-grade students in California traditionally made models of a California mission to fulfill the California history curriculum requirement mandated by the

Spring Street Smokehouse near Chinatown in downtown L.A. offers beautifully lacquered ribs, hickory-smoked meats and surprise sides like hot and crackling pork rinds. PHOTO COURTESY SPRING STREET SMOKEHOUSE

Who Says You Can’t Get Great BBQ In SoCal?

By Michele E. Buttelman Signal Staff Writer For decades the narrative on quality barbecue restaurants in the United States was mostly limited to establishments in Texas and St. Louis. Then

Historic SCV Eateries

By Michele Buttelman Signal Staff Writer Favorite Santa Clarita restaurants have come and gone over the years. However, a surprising number of “historic” SCV eateries remain. Make a date with

Everyone’s Irish on St. Patrick’s Day

By Michele E. Buttelman Signal Staff Writer March 17 is celebrated not only in Ireland, but also throughout the world by Irish and non-Irish alike. St. Paddy’s Day is known