Business

Yard House eyes Mimi’s for expansion 

An official for Darden Restaurants, which owns and operates Yard House, confirmed recently a second application has been submitted for a bar-restaurant in the spot currently occupied by Mimi’s Cafe. 

The Santa Clarita Plaza proposal calls for the 26 one-bedroom and four live-work units to be built next to the International House of Pancakes.

Shop owners plan to appeal over parking 

The city of Santa Clarita has denied an initial appeal of plans to put an apartment complex into a Bouquet Canyon Road parking lot behind the Cinema Drive business park. 

In a clock tower quandary that’s starting to feel timeless for some, Santa Clarita officials have put the owners of the corner tower at Soledad and Whites canyon roads on notice. 050124. Dan Watson/The Signal

City puts clock tower owner on notice 

In a clock tower quandary that’s starting to feel timeless for some, Santa Clarita officials have put the owners of the corner tower at Soledad and Whites canyon roads on

A sign points to the entrance of Chiquita Canyon Landfill in Castaic. Dan Watson/ The Signal

Landfill facing hundreds of claims

A San Diego law firm recently joined the frenzy of legal action against Chiquita Canyon Landfill, with L.A. County Superior Court records indicating more than 250 claims have been filed

Eleven winners of Chick-fil-A's Remarkable Futures Scholarships were honored recently at the chain’s Valencia Town Center location. Courtesy photo.

‘Remarkable Scholars’ recipients honored

News release  Eleven winners of Chick-fil-A’s Remarkable Futures Scholarships were honored recently at the chain’s Valencia Town Center location.  The families of the recipients were invited to attend and show

City Council to move on speed-cushion talk 

The Santa Clarita City Council on Tuesday is expected to bring back a discussion on the process behind how new speed humps, or “cushions,” are installed.  City officials last talked

Paul Butler: Going the Extra Mile

Paul Butler | The Customer Connection

A Kiwi and a Brit walked into a coffeehouse … I wish this were the beginning of a joke; sadly, it’s not. I’m not a big fan of coffeehouses —

A flier from the city of Santa Clarita's outreach effort in April 2023, when officials were looking for input on the Town Center Specific Plan, an area that includes Valencia Town Center. The city recently concluded its comment period. Courtesy city of Santa Clarita

Planners share framework for mall property 

City planners on Tuesday discussed their goals for one of the most important pieces of property in Santa Clarita, the Town Center Specific Plan, in which they hope to create

Santa Clarita City Hall

Planners to discuss mall plan, Farmer Bros.  

City planners are expected Tuesday to present the Town Center Specific Plan to the Planning Commission and discuss their efforts to turn the mall into a “place-making space.”   The commission