Pursuing Positivity While Parenting

By Michele Lutes Signal Staff Writer Santa Clarita resident, mortgage adviser and single mother, Patti Handy is reminding single parents to always have hope. “One day, you’ll look back and

Baking Brownies just like Grandma

By Perry Smith Signal Managing Editor Like most family recipes, Kathy Kellar’s famous buttermilk brownie dish has been passed down, and, like many comfort foods, it’s very popular when a

SCCS Hosts Event to Honor Veterans

By Perry Smith Signal Managing Editor Santa Clarita Christian School took an opportunity to honor America’s veterans at a special chapel assembly this past week. School Administrator Greg Jones said

By Tammy Murga Signal Staff Writer After announcing plans to open this fall, Skyline in Santa Clarita featured model homes for four new home collections earlier this month, by Pardee

A tale of two races in the 25th District

Money can’t buy votes. But it can sure help get the name out there. In the tale of two completely different campaigns, the results were still being tallied as of

Results still rolling in for 25th District

The most expensive congressional race in Santa Clarita Valley history came to a close Tuesday at 8 p.m., but the results were still being counted as of press time. Regardless

Straightening Reins, at Home on the Ranch

By Perry Smith Managing Editor Over the last seven years, Straightening Reins, the nonprofit organization run by Debbie Rocha, has been housed by several locations in the Santa Clarita Valley.

Dante’s One-Pan ‘Arroz con Pollo’

By Perry Smith Signal Managing Editor Assemblyman Dante Acosta learned one of his first recipes, Arroz con Pollo, from his mother, he said, when he was about 10 or 11

Fashion Deals on Wheels in SCV

By Taylor Villanueva Signal staff writer You might have seen it around the SCV: a white-and-pink truck decorated with pink-and-orange flowers. But it’s not making deliveries. The meandering fashion truck

Protect Homeownership: Yes on 5, No on 10

By Ray Kutylo Signal Contributing Writer Among a lot of “No” votes on my ballot is my “Yes” vote on Proposition 5. This measure will protect those 55 and older,

The Village Idiot: This Incredibly Old House

By Jim Mullen Signal Contributing Writer Every now and then, I’ll see a story on one of the home-decorating channels about the 13th Lord Pushface, who lives in genteel poverty

Maintenance for Valves, Decks

Robert, I am the board president at a property in Van Nuys. We had a pump installed last year and it was barely keeping up with the needs during the

UPDATE: 4 killed in crash on shoulder of 5 freeway

California Highway Patrol officers are investigating a fatal crash that killed at least four people Thursday night on Interstate 5, near Calgrove Boulevard. “(The collision) occurred at 7:28 p.m. on

Spotlight On Service: Robert Butler

By Perry Smith SCVBJ Editor Robert Butler  President the Castaic Lions Club The Castaic chapter of Lions Clubs International has been serving the communities of Castaic, Val Verde and the