Community

Navigating the holiday menu

For most, celebrating the holidays and eating healthy are an unlikely pairing.  Every holiday season welcomes parties filled with delicious festive foods and desserts. At these gatherings, people experience the

Laurene Weste: Happy holidays!

On behalf of the city of Santa Clarita, happy holidays! The magic of the holiday season is in full effect. Sparkling lights are shining a festive vibe from rooftops, boutique

Menorah-lighting rings in Hanukkah

The Jewish community came together Sunday for the Chanukah Family Festival at the Westfield Valencia Town Center. “Hanukkah means dedication … and it’s about rededicating ourselves to what I like

Drifters makes annual toy donation

Drifters Cocktail Lounge may not allow anyone under 21 to enter the bar, but that doesn’t mean that they’ve forgotten about the kids during the holidays. On Monday, Santa’s sleigh took the form of a fire engine and utility truck from Los Angeles County Fire Station No. 107 as they pulled into the parking lot in front of Drifters to collect dozens of toys donated by Drifters and VFW Post No. 6885.

Local veteran gifted home

The Santa Clarita Veteran Services Collaborative has selected a local veteran to be gifted the full title to a family residence thanks to a contribution made by an anonymous donor. 

A special sermon for those with special needs

Special-needs families face challenges that many other families don’t, such as attending long church sermons, which is exactly why Calvary Chapel Golden Valley decided to create a special service designed

Families play in snow on Jakes Way

For the second year in a row, Park Sierra, a community on Jakes Way in Canyon Country, hosted ‘A Winter Wonderland’ where the community played in the snow, met Santa

Seniors welcome the holidays with carols

Silvertone Singers, a local singing group, had their annual holiday concert at the Bella Vida senior center Friday afternoon, where they sang Christmas carols and led a sing-along with other

A little comedy and some gospel jazz

When Valencia Christian Center recently moved the church’s venue to the Bella Vida senior center, they wanted to do something to celebrate. “It’s a new space, it’s the holidays, and