by Arnold Bryant | Mar 19, 2020 | Closeup |
It’s 105 degrees on an August afternoon, like every Sunday, Dave went to run the Pico Stairs but, this would be a day he’d never forget. As he reaches the top of the 153-step climb, it feels like a knife stabs him in his upper back. David believes it is just a cramp...
by élite Magazine | Mar 19, 2020 | Closeup |
Jeff Sutphen was destined to be a studio producer. The New Jersey native got his first taste of television production as a teen, broadcasting at-home-movie concepts with friends on a public access station — fast-forward to now, being the Co-Executive producer and...
by Arnold Bryant | Mar 19, 2020 | Closeup |
Teachers are the unspoken heroes that help shape our lives at one point or another. On average, they spend more time with us than our actual parents and we owe a lot of who we become to the ones that leave lasting impressions. Every year, these humble individuals are...
by élite Magazine | Mar 19, 2020 | Closeup |
Since 1992, Corinne Glover has owned and operated the Santa Clarita Ballet Academy. The Academy fills the need in the Santa Clarita Valley, as well as surrounding communities, with the finest Classical Ballet Training. The school teaches young children and older the...
by Arnold Bryant | Mar 19, 2020 | Closeup |
We encounter so many things: the people around us, the places we have gone, and the memories of it all are collected to create who we are. These things are like colors that show the ups and downs, the great and indifferent and all the beauty that you bring forth with...
by Arnold Bryant | Mar 19, 2020 | Closeup |
Melanie Meyer has played a pivotal role in a variety of philanthropic causes here in the Santa Clarita Valley for the past several years. Most recently, the Santa Clarita community watched Melanie triumph over a Hodgkin’s Lymphoma cancer diagnosis with a smile on her...
by Arnold Bryant | Jan 20, 2020 | Closeup |
The act of speaking comes easy to most, you learn how to do it from watching your parents and the people around you. You master it quickly and get used to hearing your own voice. However, when you add the suspense of peering eyes from an audience and the stress of...
by Arnold Bryant | Jan 20, 2020 | Closeup |
You might remember Cathy Silvers in her role as Jenny Piccalo, Joanie Cunningham’s boy crazy best friend on the ABC-TV series Happy Days. “This role was one of the best times in my life, I am humble and forever grateful for that opportunity,” she was gorgeous, wild...
by Arnold Bryant | Nov 25, 2019 | Closeup |
The SETI Institute is a non-profit corporation that explores, understands and explains the origin and nature of life in the universe and the evolution of intelligence. This past October, the Institute partnered with high school districts in eight states, selecting a...
by Tyra Ghamghamy | Nov 25, 2019 | Closeup |
From the moment she learned to walk, Gianna Juliet knew she was destined to live on stage and in the throes of the ballet world – and she’s made quite the name for herself throughout the years. After starting classes at just five years old, Gianna quickly realized...
by élite Magazine | Nov 25, 2019 | Closeup |
Los Angeles-based filmmakers were “Moved Deeply” by Suzanne DeCuir’s latest project, a tribute to orphaned girls around the world. Valencia artist Suzanne DeCuir is the subject of a new short documentary film produced by the Los Angeles documentary film team of Pamela...
by Arnold Bryant | Nov 25, 2019 | Closeup |
Valedictorian, Air Force veteran, pilot, mother, and wife. All these accomplishments take dedication and for Santa Clarita resident, Jena Pelletier she attributes her success to working hard and staying focused. After graduating high school as valedictorian, Jena...
