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The Number one Summer Diet

Cinch your waistline with this eating plan that incorporates all of your favorite healthy eats—plus wine!  By Aprill Benthamian  Contributing Writer, Not This, But That  From keto to paleo to

History of Memorial Day: Red Poppies

By Leon Worster  In 1915, inspired by the poem “In Flanders Fields,” Moina Michael replied with her own poem:  We cherish too, the Poppy red That grows on fields where

Surfrider Beach in Malibu.

California Surfing Road Trip

By Michele E. Buttelman  Nothing speaks to the soul of a true Californian than the beach and the surfing culture it has spawned. From La Jolla to the Mavericks in

Organic gardens can provide healthy, safe produce without chemicals or pesticides.

Join the Organic Gardening Movement

By Michele E. Buttelman  Is veggie gardening in the Santa Clarita Valley challenging? It can be, but it’s also rewarding. Despite droughts and blazing temperatures successful gardens abound in the

Palm Springs offers sun, fun and palm trees along with great restaurants and family fun outings.

Family Fun Memorial Day Weekend Getaways

By Michele E. Buttelman  Memorial Day Weekend is almost here, but there’s still time to plan a fun, family weekend getaway. Memorial Day has long been considered the start of

A watermelon costume contest is one of the fun events at the annual California Watermelon Festival.

California Fun in the Sun

By Michele E. Buttelman  The sun is shining and events, festivals and fairs in California are back on the calendar. It’s time to plan for some “old fashioned fun in

Glendale evacuation drill causes stir

Southern California residents received an emergency alert on their cell phones Saturday morning in which residents of Glendale’s Chevy Chase Canyon community were told to immediately evacuate their homes. It

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Biking Santa Clarita

Miles and miles of routes for every level of rider  By Jim Walker  Santa Clarita is most definitely a bike-friendly city, and this was by design from the very beginning.

The dragon roll at O Sushi in Santa Clarita.

SoCal California Sushi Tour

By Michele E. Buttelman  California has long been the leader of innovation in entertainment, popular culture and other areas of American life. Sushi is no exception. The popularity of sushi

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Ventura Harbor Village

Escape the heat and catch the fun  By Jim Walker  When your thoughts turn toward a cool seaside escape, and they will, soon enough, you might consider Ventura Harbor Village.

Water use restrictions announced for the SCV

By Jim Holt  Senior Investigative Reporter  Water use restrictions across the Santa Clarita Valley are now in effect, limiting lawn watering to specific days of the week, due to the

Water Agency plans new ‘theme’ garden

By Jim Holt  Senior Investigative Reporter  While recent rains may not have been the “March Miracle” water officials were hoping for, they remain excited about the prospect of transforming the