On the Town

The 146th Airlift Wing participated in Operation America Strong honoring California’s front line COVID-19 responders with a community flyover on May 14. The pilots will fly in salute to health care workers, first responders, and everyone on the front lines in the fight against COVID-19.A...

Due to the coronavirus, the Eva Schloss event at the Performing Arts Center was cancelled. Nine hundred seats were sold out in record time to watch the event with Holocaust survivor Eva Schloss. Instead only a very small group of people watched the interview at the Chabad of SCV center, while...

Hear ye, hear ye! The annual Celebrity Waiter Dinner was held February 29th in The Grand Ballroom at Bella Vida, the Senior Center’s new home. This event was a great opportunity for guests to have a night out while supporting the important programs and services of the Santa Clarita Valley...

A press conference honors the public-private partnership of Valencia developer FivePoint and the City of Santa Clarita to cover the cost of a new, historic-looking metal roof for the Newhall Ranch House at Heritage Junction Historic Park. It’s the first step toward the full restoration of the...

Junior Chamber International (JCI or Jaycees) Santa Clarita is the premier membership-based nonprofit organization of young active citizens between the ages of 21 to 40 dedicated to creating positive change in our community. To do that, Jaycees believe we must not only work to improve the world...

The SCV Education Foundation awarded grant materials to 15 local public-school teachers on February 11, 2020. The grants have a combined total value of $20,000 and will touch the lives of 6,000 students annually. This is the 22nd year that the Foundation has awarded teacher grants bringing...

JCI Santa Clarita has been doing Santa’s Helpers for the past 20 years, making it the longest running event for our Jaycees. With support of local businesses and community members, the Jaycees collect, sort, and wrap toys collected in toy donation boxes placed around SCV during November and...

On Thursday, December 5, more than 30 women from Chabad of SCV joined for a workshop called “Menorahs and Martinis”, making their own Menorahs for Hanukkah. It was led by local artist Naomi Young.Naomi offers the classes and will provide the granite marble as well as all supplies for $18. Each...

For the past five years S.T.R.E.A.M Global innovations have been at the forefront with connecting industry to the students and the workforce of tomorrow through; interactive expos, industry led dialouges and getting parents involved with parent café’s. At the helm, Niamani Knight (founder) and...

Samantha Rocha Dyer (SRD) Foundation Straightening Reins is a 501(c)(3) public nonprofit established in 2011 specializing in equine-assisted and interactive therapies designed to improve adolescent and teen mental health and well-being. SRD provides behavioral, educational, and community...

For more than three decades, the Holiday Home Tour has been a cherished tradition of the Home Tour League, raising funds for Women’s Services. Attendees view selected Santa Clarita Valley homes exceptionally decorated for the Holiday Season. Each home is professionally decorated and adorned...

SCV Boys & Girls Club set the standard for holiday cheer with this year’s Festival of Trees. Each Year this fundraiser has become a tradition for so many families to enjoy and offered many beautifully designed and elaborately decorated large trees, tabletop trees and charming one-of-a-kind...

Families received some early Christmas cheer with help from Family Promise of Santa Clarita Valley during its holiday shopping event at Valencia United Methodist Church on Saturday. 173 families/ 646 people were served. The event assists low-income and/or homeless families in Santa Clarita who...

 For the past several years, the 40 Under Forty Awards were done in a traditional fashion, but this year we saw an innovative change. Co-chairs: Daniela Echaiz, Chelsea Orzechowski, and Koren Young wanted to do something different and moved the event to the Canyon Theatre Guild for an event...

 Wine, food and a lovely biergarten was available in the beautiful vineyard owned by the Carpenter family. Attendees were given the opportunity to enjoy adult libations and food selections from local vendors. Proceeds from this event goes to supporting Assistance League, a local non-profit that...

 Hundreds of Santa Clarita Valley residents gathered for the American Heart Association’s annual Heart & Stroke Walk at Bridgeport Park on Nov. 9, 2019. Many local companies supported the event, including Abbott, the top fundraising team in Santa Clarita Valley, which came in full force...

 The City of Santa Clarita invited community members to join the Santa Clarita City Council for a special Veterans Day Ceremony to honor local veterans, currently serving military and their families, at 11 a.m. on Monday, November 11, 2019, at Veterans Historical Plaza, located at 24275 N....

We all have strong and powerful women in our life—a mother, sister or grandmother who has inspired our journey. There are also those women whom we have crossed paths with and their presence stays no matter how long it’s been. élite Magazine once again highlighted business women in the Santa...