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
By Michele E. Buttelman Signal Staff Writer On March 12 it will be 94 years since the night in 1928 when, at 30 seconds past 11:57 p.m., the mighty St.
By Michele E. Buttelman Signal Staff Writer Gardening in the Santa Clarita Valley can be challenging due to climate, drought and pests. However, a simple garden to benefit both bees
By Michele E. Buttelman Signal Staff Writer Everyone wants to be an “insider.” Here’s four places where you can get the inside, behind-the-scenes low down with family-friendly pricing … and
By Michele E. Buttelman Signal Staff Writer For many Santa Clarita Valley commuters, Sierra Highway, which parallels state Route 14 (the Antelope Valley Freeway), is merely an alternative route from
By Michele E. Buttelman Signal Staff Writer Why does anyone travel? To learn about our world? To experience places and people different from our usual day-to-day life? To see something
By Michele E. Buttelman Signal Staff Writer Some beaches are for lying on the sand, some beaches are for walking barefoot as the waves softly lap at your ankles, some
Some of my favorite summer memories involve water. Floating on an inner tube in a lake, or a shallow river, is among life’s most blissful moments. I remember when our
Memorial Day weekend is the official start of the summer grilling season. Time to fill up those propane tanks for your gas barbecue and gather your ingredients for your signature
Road trips should be spontaneous and are best taken in a convertible with plenty of junk food stowed aboard and no schedules to keep. While familiar haunts are favorite road
By Michele E. Buttelman Signal Staff Writer Treat your mother to an exceptional Mother’s Day, by hand crafting a special occasion afternoon tea in her honor. Avoid the temptation to
By Michele E. Buttelman Signal Staff Writer The bold, black headlines echo down through the years, staring up from the fading, crumbling newspapers that carried the tale of death and
By Michele E. Buttelman Signal Staff Writer Every family has special, and varied, holiday traditions. Some families open gifts on Christmas Eve. Other families have a strict “No Gifts Opened
By Michele E. Buttelman Signal Staff Writer Oil played a significant role in the Hanukkah story, the small jug of oil that miraculously provided fuel for the Temple Menorah for
As a child I remember sitting impatiently at the kitchen table waiting for my tray of cutout sugar cookies to decorate. My favorite cookie cutters were the angel and the
By Michele E. Buttelman Signal Staff Writer When I was a child, Thanksgiving was a huge production. It was always held at my grandparents’ home and included a vast array
We used to go camping every year in our 1963 Wheelcamper, inherited from my husband’s parents. We wanted to show our daughter the natural wonders of California and beyond. Among
The farm-to-table movement sweeping across the country is nothing new to residents of California and the Santa Clarita Valley. We’ve been enjoying the “fruits of the land” for as long
From Vasquez Rocks Natural Area Park to the magnificent mansion of silent movie star William S. Hart, these landmarks in the Santa Clarita Valley are a “must-see” for every SCV
California is home to nine national parks, more than any other state — Alaska is second with eight. History of National Parks On March 1, 1872, Congress established Yellowstone National
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