Robert Lamoureux | A patio build without permits
May 9, 2021
Question No. 1 Robert, I have a neighbor who is building a patio cover without permits, noted by his wife. My concern is that he’s out there hoisting heavy lumber
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Tribute workout honors LAPD officer, SCV resident
May 8, 2021
A 1.5-mile run. Forty sit-ups. Thirty push-ups in a row. And as many strict pull-ups as possible. Hundreds of people completed this workout, which resembles the Los Angeles Police Department’s physical fitness exam, Saturday morning at CrossFit SCV as a tribute to Miriam Alvarado. A mother
The Time Ranger | Bees, Floods, Fires & Sundry Mayhem
May 8, 2021
Saddlepals! Account for yourselves! How the heck was your week and the weeks of yourn? Details, if you’d be so kind? Through the miracle of SCV time-traveling, you can actually all talk
PHOTOS | Valencia High hosts signing day event
May 7, 2021
School Day Café celebrates nutrition workers with drive-thru event
May 7, 2021
With noisemakers in hand, cheers and rounds of applause, the School Day Café administration team recognized nutrition workers across the Santa Clarita Valley with a celebratory drive-thru event for School Lunch Heroes Day on Friday. School Day Café, formerly known as the
PHOTOS | Santa Clarita residents contribute to Canyon Country Community Center mural project
May 6, 2021
Los Angeles-based artist Katy Krantz is creating a ceramic tile wall mural in the courtyard at the new Canyon Country Community Center. The 5-by-50-foot mural, which will feature tiles created
Local nonprofit to support COVID-19 relief in India
May 6, 2021
The International Friendship Center, a Santa Clarita-based nonprofit, recently announced a fundraising campaign to aid India in its effort to combat coronavirus. Jairaju Sam Gorlla, a Santa Clarita resident and the nonprofit’s president, is from Hyderabad
Hoefflin Foundation introduces new activity-based fundraiser for families
May 5, 2021
The Michael Hoefflin Foundation is hosting its first Move4MHF virtual event, scheduled to take place throughout June. For the event, there will be a challenge each week to participate in for the
Cameron Smyth | Enjoy the theater virtually
May 5, 2021
Ever since I was young, I have always enjoyed going to the theater and getting lost in musical productions and plays. Whether it was the drop of the curtain or the suspense leaving
Community mourns death of LAPD officer, friend
May 4, 2021
A Santa Clarita Valley gym is hosting a fundraiser to support the family of a Los Angeles Police Department officer described by those who knew her as an “amazing mom/friend/police officer.” Officer Miriam Alvarado, 42, was
Boys & Girls Club board names new chair: Gloria Mercado-Fortine
May 4, 2021
During the Santa Clarita Valley Boys & Girls Club’s March board meeting, the nonprofit’s board voted to name longtime board member and supporter, Gloria Mercado-Fortine, as the new board president.
Bridge to Home to host Cowboy Chili Cookout May 12
May 4, 2021
Get ready to chow down on the best chili in town cooked up by your favorite local restaurant. Bridge to Home’s popular Cowboy Chili Cookout is back on the evening
‘Hit the Trail’ community bike ride scheduled May 15
May 4, 2021
You can bring the whole family together and explore the city of Santa Clarita’s bike trail system on the 2021 Hit the Trail Community Bike Ride on Saturday, May 15, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The free event features a self-guided, non-competitive bike ride
Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital to observe Mental Health Awareness Month
May 4, 2021
May is Mental Health Awareness Month, and Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital is set to provide a variety of resources to the community during the month. As made evident by the
State names Hart district model SARB award winner
May 4, 2021
The William S. Hart Union High School District was named one of 19 school districts and one county office of education for school attendance review board (SARB) as a “model program
COC summer registration underway
May 4, 2021
Students can now register for the College of the Canyons 2021 summer session, with classes running June 7 through Aug. 14. The 2021 summer schedule of four sessions will offer students more than
Registration open for COC Summer Institute
May 4, 2021
Registration is now open for the popular career exploration-themed College of the Canyons Summer Institute, with weekly sessions running June 14-18 and June 21-25. The COC Summer Institute is open to students
Reader poem: ‘Giving over to Him’
May 4, 2021
By Michael Finch Valencia resident I drift in the slowness of a dying day my face turns to the winds, carrying through the maples and mulberries, of the sweet smell of primrose and sage,
For SCV parents, twin daughters, ‘Creative Comforts’ exhibit is a family affair
May 3, 2021
By Danielle Gallegos For The Signal An art exhibit now on display at Santa Clarita City Hall includes a family effort that brought together a love of food and the arts. The idea was to inspire people
CalArtians work on display at Newhall Crossings
May 3, 2021
By Danielle Gallegos For The Signal California Institute of the Arts, or CalArts, is leasing space in Downtown Newhall to put its students’ artwork on display, officials with the Valencia arts college announced recently. The agreement at