by Samantha Bushman | Apr 25, 2023 | Closeup
Assemblywoman Pilar Schiavo As a daughter of small business owners, Pilar Schiavo saw first-hand how important labor unions were for her family growing up as they struggled to make ends meet. Her mother waited tables and her father was a logger until he suffered two...
by élite Magazine | Apr 25, 2023 | Closeup
Getting to Know Your Mayor JASON GIBBS Being the New Mayor “Being the 15th person to serve as Mayor of Santa Clarita is one of the most rewarding, exhausting, and humbling honors I have ever experienced. There is never a shortage of community events, emails, and...
by Samantha Bushman | Apr 25, 2023 | Closeup
Holly Hanlin – Zonta’s Woman in Service Recipient The 38th Annual Women in Service luncheon was hosted on the 25th of March and honored twenty women whose outstanding service within the community has made the Santa Clarita Valley a wonderful place to reside. Our...
by Tyra Ghamghamy | Feb 23, 2023 | Closeup
Allen Wolf Navigating Hollywood & Everything in Between It’s true that Allen Wolf is a filmmaker, author, and podcaster, but more than anything, he’s a storyteller whose sole focus is to share his passion and artistic vision with audiences everywhere. He got his...
by élite Magazine | Feb 23, 2023 | Closeup
Ben the Bicycle by Shamiran Bricker Ben may be an ordinary bicycle, but he has a very important job to do. Take a ride with Ben and his extra wheels, and learn why ordinary can be extra ordinary. Santa Clarita resident Shamiran Bricker is a first-time author of the...
by Samantha Bushman | Dec 28, 2022 | Closeup
The Newest Face in Acting Zander Grable For most high school teenagers, the weekends and nights are a time to rest and relax. After a week of classes and homework, most teens take time to hang out with friends or play Fortnite in their spare moments. I’m sure you...
by Samantha Bushman | Dec 27, 2022 | Closeup
TV Shows and Beyond: Bake Me a Cake – Melanie Baker Melanie Baker grew up on the East Coast and began her career working as a dental assistant and hygienist before meeting and falling in love with a man who happened to possess the perfect last name for her...
by Tyra Ghamghamy | Oct 20, 2022 | Closeup
Statham Academy Opportunities On and Off the Court When Taylor Statham was just two years old, his dad put a basketball in his hand and encouraged him to step foot on the court for the first time. Taylor had no idea then, but his love for the game would soon blossom...
by Tyra Ghamghamy | Oct 20, 2022 | Closeup
Primary Care And The Pursuit of Community Partnerships Sian Durham has lived in our community for over two decades. It seemed serendipitous when she woke up one day and came face to face with an opportunity to join the team at Henry Mayo, the hospital that services...
by Jessica Scott | Aug 31, 2022 | Closeup
PCL – Jake Spurlin and Kyle McGraw In today’s pop-musical era where technology is the showrunner, 808 beats are a popular staple, and a single computer can produce an entire orchestra of instruments, the Pop-Punk band ‘PCL’ are organically creating in a league...
by Samantha Bushman | Aug 31, 2022 | Closeup
Owen Kinney On the Colorado Bike Trail Imagine if you will, the sound of a thunderstorm appearing and you need to take cover under a thick forest from quarter-sized hail. Your clothes are wet, and you know that hypothermia will soon set in if you don’t find someplace...
by Tyra Ghamghamy | Aug 31, 2022 | Closeup
More Than Just A Tribute: Twisted Gypsy, Fleetwood Mac with a Twist “We aren’t just a tribute band – we’re a family. There’s never a dull moment when we’re together.”That’s what it means to be “more than just a tribute”, according to Melia Scaletty, one of the members...