State criticized for restrictive Thanksgiving guidelines
Gov. Gavin Newsom. Courtesy of the Office of the Governor

State criticized for restrictive Thanksgiving guidelines

As the holidays fast approach, Gov. Gavin Newsom and the California Department of Public Health are coming under fire for their newly released guidelines on private gatherings, which come with…

Cintas’ elves make holiday donation
Paul Yanez, Cintas general manager, right, poses with a family from Single Mothers Outreach as they receive gifts from Santa at Cintas in Valencia on Dec. 20, 2019. Courtesy

Cintas’ elves make holiday donation

This holiday season, Cintas, a Valencia-based company, gave three families from Single Mothers Outreach a special treat. “Our general manager, Paul Yanez, came to me the last week in November…

Community rings in holidays at Newhall Community Center
Mia Obeso, 10, whispers in Santa's ear at the Jingle Bell Jamboree at the Newhall Community Center Friday night. Cory Rubin/The Signal

Community rings in holidays at Newhall Community Center

Hundreds of Santa Clarita Valley families rang in the holidays with live music, gifts and toys at the Newhall Community Center on Friday.  The second annual Jingle Bell Jamboree, organized…

Holiday lights to see in Santa Clarita
The residents of Wakefield Court in Saugus pull out all the stops to create the Wakefield Winter Wonderland. Cory Rubin/The Signal

Holiday lights to see in Santa Clarita

During the holiday season, places throughout the Santa Clarita Valley are decorated in holiday lights, attracting crowds from all over the county to experience the city’s festivity first-hand.  Holiday lights…

Enjoy pancakes and photos with Santa Claus Saturday
Santa Claus pays a visit to Main Street in Newhall during Light Up Main Street on Saturday, Nov. 18, 2017. Ryan Painter/The Signal.

Enjoy pancakes and photos with Santa Claus Saturday

Highlands Elementary School will be hosting Pancakes and Photos with Santa Claus from 8 a.m. to noon on Saturday. Pancakes, arts and crafts, and holiday games will be provided for…

Celebrate the Holidays: Tree Lightings
The Los Angeles Country Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony at the Music Center Plaza in Grand Park offers music and hot cocoa. PHOTO COURTESY MUSIC CENTER.

Celebrate the Holidays: Tree Lightings

Nothing sets the tone for the holiday season like the official tree lighting ceremonies held in cities throughout Southern California. These festive events can include entertainment and the arrival of Santa. Best of all, these events are all free.

Celebrate the holidays: festive holiday travel
Enjoy the Festival of Lights at The Mission Inn in Riverside. PHOTO COURTESY MISSION INN

Celebrate the holidays: festive holiday travel

This year, celebrate the season with a new family tradition: taking a vacation that makes the holidays feel like a vacation again. That means a holiday, whether it’s Christmas, Hanukkah or New Year’s Eve, where the cooking, light-hanging, or sometimes even the package-wrapping is done for you.

Caltrans reopens I-5 lane in Castaic to avoid holiday traffic nightmare
Drivers sit in standstill traffic on the northbound 5 freeway at McBean Parkway in Valencia. Holiday traffic snarled the 5 freeway for much of the Thanksgiving Weekend. Cory Rubin/The Signal

Caltrans reopens I-5 lane in Castaic to avoid holiday traffic nightmare

To avoid a return to the nightmare of Thanksgiving weekend traffic, Caltrans is reopening the closed-for-construction lane on Interstate 5 in Castaic just in time for the Christmas weekend traffic.…

The magic of building with gingerbread
Jack Kozell, 2, points at the gingerbread houses on display at the Festival of Trees as his grandpa Jack and grandma Jodie Baker watch him on Friday. KATHARINE LOTZE/Signal. 11142014

The magic of building with gingerbread

By Taylor Villanueva Signal Staff Writer Gingerbread houses might be a commonplace sight around the holidays, but they’re suspected to have roots in a popular 16th century German fairytale. The…

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