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The Savvy Senior

The Savvy Senior | How to find a great handyman   

Dear Savvy Senior,   What’s the best way to find a good handyman or tradesman who can help with small jobs around the house?   — Almost 75   Dear Almost,   It’s a great question. Finding a good home repair/handyman can be a bit of a crapshoot. How do you find someone who will return your calls or texts,

Rich Haring (L), Chrissy Haring (CL), Elena Haring (CR), 17, and Jenna Haring (R), 14, pose for a photo at the sixth installment "Always, Adele" of Concerts in the Park at Central Park in Saugus, Saturday, Aug. 16, 2025. Kamryn Martell/The Signal

Photos: Adele Tribute at Central Park

The sixth installment, “Always, Adele,” for Concerts in the Park saw crowds of people sitting and enjoying with their families and friends.  The Adele tribute band, Always, Adele played her

Families particpate in a drum circle during the Youth and Family Festival hosted by Assemblywoman Pilar Schiavo’s office, D-Chatsworth in partnership with Strength United, a CSUN community agency on Aug. 16, 2025 at the Canyon Country Community Center, in Canyon Country, Calif. Katherine Quezada/The Signal

Schiavo hosts second annual Youth and Family Festival 

Rosa Gutierrez brought her four children to Saturday’s Youth and Family Festival hosted by Assemblywoman Pilar Schiavo, D-Chatsworth, in partnership with Strength United, a California State University, Northridge, community agency.  

David March Park, 28310 North Via Joyce Drive, will temporarily close starting Monday, to complete planned upgrades. Photo courtesy of the city of Santa Clarita.

David March Park to close for upgrade work 

News release  David March Park, 28310 North Via Joyce Drive, will temporarily close starting Monday, to complete planned upgrades and the addition of new amenities, according to a news release

Knights of Columbus host 8th annual car show 

The Knights of Columbus Council 6016 hosted its eighth annual car show to help the Santa Clarita Veterans Services last week at Our Lady of Perpetual Help in Newhall.   Jay

College briefs

College Briefs for Aug. 14

Orenstein an award winner at Hamilton College Class & Charter Day  Braham Orenstein, of Santa Clarita, was named the recipient of The Prize for Excellence in Japanese Language and Literature

Marsha McLean guest commentary

Marsha McLean | Illuminating Central Park  

 Having lived and worked in Paris, I learned that art is everywhere – in the Gothic arches of Notre Dame, the notes of a violinist in the metro, the brushstrokes

Over 1000 people attended the SCV Elks Lodge No. 2379 annual Bike and Car Show on Saturday on Sierra Highway. 091424 Katherine Quezada/The Signal

Elks to host car and bike show Sept. 13 

News release  The Santa Clarita Elks Lodge is sponsoring a Car and Bike Show Sept. 13 from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. The Elks are inviting the community to join

"Locked Out of Heaven," a Bruno Mars tribute band, performed during the fifth installment of the city of Santa Clarita's Concerts in the Park series at Central Park on Saturday, Aug. 9, 2025. Habeba Mostafa/ The Signal

Photos: ‘Locked Out of Heaven’

Residents gathered for the fifth installment of the city of Santa Clarita’s Concerts in the Park series on Saturday at Central Park. “Locked Out of Heaven,” a Bruno Mars tribute