I’m not going to lie – this week I’m stuck. I have thrown around a lot of possibilities in my head for the letter U, since I knew it was coming as I embarked upon this journey of the ABCs of the SCV. A few things came to mind, with “undetected” or “undiscovered” rising to the top, but...

Since I shared about Summer Meals last week – with an emphasis on the importance of helping children get the nutrition they need in the summertime, including sharing local community centers, organizations and schools that provide free lunches as well as emphasizing the importance of supporting...

Several weeks ago as I worked my way through the ABCs of the SCV, I gave some love to libraries, since in the Santa Clarita Valley there are City of Santa Clarita libraries and County of Los Angeles libraries. Along the journey, we’ve also explored Animals, Bicycle Trails, Central Park, Drums, Education,...

Every once in a while during my “ABCs of the SCV” series, I take a break and write about something nagging at me – as was the case when I shared about a Santa Clarita family in need or shared my thoughts about Sandy Hook. This week, I am doing it again as I notice school is already out for...

I was a bit worried about getting to the letter Q in my ABCs of Santa Clarita. Q is a tricky one, but then I realized that Q is for Quake – no, not like Quaker Oats, but rather “quake” as in Earthquake. I have not yet experienced a major earthquake since moving to Southern California in 2004,...

OK, now that we are past the halfway mark of our ABCs, I decided it is time to address something rather serious and important for SCV families as we focus on the letter “P.” For P we have Pizza. Yep, pizza. What family can live without pizza? Serious, right? I asked around to find out what...

OK, you are probably thinking it is a total cheat to feature places outside of the Santa Clarita Valley as part of the ABCs of the Santa Clarita Valley. But it would be unrealistic to think we never leave the valley, or that sharing ideas for some family- (and budget-) friendly weekend getaways would...

We’re making our way through the last half of the ABCs of the Santa Clarita Valley now with “N is for Newhall,” following Animals, Bicycle Trails, Central Park, Drums, Education, Family Dinner, Golf, Hiking, Imagination, Jammin’, Kids in the Kitchen, Libraries and “M” for Movies. When it...

This week I find myself feeling the need to take a break from the ABCs of the Santa Clarita Valley because of the tragic events that have touched all of us in some way – most notably the bombings at the Boston Marathon on Monday and the explosion Wednesday in West Texas. For me, both of these events...

We are now officially halfway through the ABCs of the Santa Clarita Valley this week with “M” for Movies. So far, I have focused on Animals, Bicycle Trails, Central Park, Drums, Education, Family Dinner, Golf, Hiking, Imagination, Jammin’, Kids in the Kitchen, and “L” for Libraries. When it...