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Tiffany Dumas takes a photo of her family during the Los Angeles County Department of Parks and Recreation Barnyard Lights Your at William S. Hart Regional Park on Saturday, 121821.

Holiday Fun!

By Michele E. Buttelman  It seems as if there aren’t enough days left in the rest of the year to enjoy all the holiday fun scheduled throughout SoCal, especially events

5 Common Black Friday scams and how to avoid them

By Polly Percival   Black Friday and Cyber Monday are very enticing days for shopping before the holiday season begins, allowing for discounted prices on favorite products. However, with this encouragement

The Thanksgiving Table

By Michele E. Buttelman   Your Thanksgiving table might look slightly different this year. The cost of a traditional home-cooked Thanksgiving dinner has increased significantly from 2021.  The cost of the

Steps to Properly Manage Blood Pressure

Nearly half of all American adults have high blood pressure, or hypertension, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Of those, about 75% don’t have it under control,

The Festival Ballet’s production of the Nutcracker Ballet runs Dec. 10-24 at the Barclay Theatre in Irvine.

Holiday Entertainment

By Michele E Buttelman  It’s never too early to plan your holiday entertainment activities. Tickets to many events are often sold out if you wait too long and in the

Take time to relax and reduce your stress

How to control Stress

By Terry Tanakri  It’s no secret that for many of us, we’re living in stressful times! There’s a continuing pandemic with an ever-mutating virus, political division, the war in Ukraine,

Exquisite lighting effects in the Ancient Forest are one of the popular attractions of The Enchanted Forest of Light at Descanso Gardens in LaCanada-Flintridge.

Where to Go, What to Do in November

By Michele E. Buttelman  It seems like only yesterday that we rang in 2022. Now the year is quickly coming to a close. Before the mad rush of the holidays

Plan B Wine Cellars is a high-end craft winery specializing is red varietals.

Ventura County Wine Trail

By Michele E. Buttelman  According to the Beverage Trade Network California is the largest wine producing region in the United States with more than 1,200 wineries and 107 different American

The logo for the CalArts 50th Anniversary.

CalArts at 50

By Michele E. Buttelman  In 1961 legendary animator Walt Disney and his brother, Roy O. Disney, guided the merger of the Los Angeles Conservatory of Music, founded in 1883, and

Sales Manager Beth Culhane displays popular Halloween horror masks and accessories and costumes on display at A Chrous Line, Dancewear & Costumes in Valencia on Tuesday, 100521.

2022’s most popular Halloween Costumes

New research has revealed this year’s most Googled Halloween costumes in every state.   The research conducted by fashion experts Boohoo analyzed Google Trends data to establish the most Googled Halloween

Six Flags Magic Mountain’s Fright Fest will feature a new scare zone, CarnivHELL. Step right up and enter, if you dare, into this once-thriving circus that's been taken over by a carnivorous band of carnies.

Halloween Thrills and Chills

By Michele E. Buttelman   Boo! It’s time for Halloween fun. Put up the spooky spider decorations and cover everything with cobwebs. Then head out and enjoy some thrills and chills

A Caldron Full of Fun

Exhuming last-minute Halloween activities in the SCV  By Jim Walker  As we enter the last days before Halloween, you might wonder if there is some spooky fun still to be

Make Family Birthdays Fun Again

By Michele E. Buttelman  Now that social gatherings have returned to family calendars there are  many opportunities to make family birthday celebrations fun and unique in  the Santa Clarita Valley. 

The last time the World Waveski Titles came to the U.S. was in 1986 in Hawaii. On Nov. 7-13 the world’s best waveskiers will descend upon Surfers Point in Ventura for the World Waveski Titles.

Finding California’s Most Unusual Sports

By Michele E. Buttelman  It’s no secret that California is one of the best destinations to visit for world-class sports. From its mesmerizing water games and long-distance marathons to championship-winning

A 2004 photo of the historic “Oak of the Golden Dream,” the site of California’s original gold discovery in 1842.

SCV’s Top Family Hotspots

By Michele E. Buttelman  It’s October and everyone is comfortably settled back into their routines of school and work. However, don’t forget to play, as a family. One of the