Food & Entertainment

Carl Kanowsky | Playboy, cattle and wine

This is the story of how a rancher became one of the preeminent wine merchants in California.  Clyde Beffa (pronounced Bef faw) owes his wine celebrity to Playboy magazine. While on his honeymoon in 1971,

A day at the ranch with the ‘big birds’

From its flightless birds to its growing orchard to its camping spots along the Pacific Crest Trail, Quail Run Ostrich Ranch is an adventure waiting to happen in nearby Lake

SCV moms celebrate Mother’s Day

After a year of distancing and isolation, many of the Santa Clarita Valley’s mothers got to celebrate their special day with family for the first time in what most considered

City to celebrate Earth Arbor Day virtually

The city of Santa Clarita’s annual Earth Arbor Day celebration is going virtual this year, complete with a video program and free mulch giveaway.  The city is expected to release

SCV’s animated ties to Academy Awards continue

The SCV’s close ties to the entertainment industry could often be noted through the locally filmed productions nominated each year for the Academy Awards. In recent years, the Oscar-nominated movies

Carl Kanowsky | Anthony Yount and Denner

Growing up in the wine capital of the world — St. Louis — Anthony Yount realized at a young age that he wanted to make wine his life because, “It’s a great way to

Laemmle Newhall prepares to open doors Friday

Cassie Gratton knows how to open a Laemmle theater. The general manager of the Newhall Laemmle, which will open its doors with a ribbon-cutting this Friday, also helped to open Laemmle’s Glendale and Claremont locations.  “I feel pretty privileged that