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PAST ISSUES   -   JULY, 2006
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European-Inspired Newhall Home a Canvas for Artistic Inspiration
SITE AREA: Your Home - Interior Looks
Matthew Moghadasian, owner of the design and advertising firm Matthew Productions, is an artist. Shortly after purchasing his 1,200 square-foot, two bedroom, two bathroom home from the Newhall family three years ago, the European-grown Moghadasian began a renovation project that would...
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Entertaining the Question
SITE AREA: Your Home - Interior Looks
Fire up the barbecue because it's summer in Santa Clarita! This season, make an effort to be creative with your rubs and marinades. Instant espresso with ancho chile powder is so great as a beef rub. Pineapple juice, orange juice and fresh lime juice can be added to oil and garlic to ...
3.
The Heat is On
SITE AREA: Your Home - Interior Looks
Air-conditioned homes and shopping centers combined with irrigated green landscaping sometimes make it difficult to remember that Santa Clarita is a desert, but step outside during the summer and the blast of oven-hot air will quickly bring you up to speed. What does this obvious remi...
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Creating a Backyard Escape
SITE AREA: Your Home - Exterior Looks
When's the last time your backyard party concluded with a fireworks show? If you're Marisa Robbins, you're answer would represent pretty outstanding frequency. After all, Robbins Westridge home, conveniently located on a view lot on a quiet cul de sac, provides VIP seating to Magic Mo...
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Vacationing this Summer?
SITE AREA: Your Home - Exterior Looks
If you are one of the thousands of SCV residents taking off for a night or a month away this summer, take heart - Santa Clarita residents enjoy crime rates that are well below the national average, meaning that your home and belongings are probably safe while you are gone. According t...
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Is College in your Family's Future?
SITE AREA: Family - Education & Enrichment
It seems like just yesterday you were teaching your child how to tie his shoes. Now that he is about to enter high school, have you given any thought to his college education? According to the experts, you should have started thinking about it and putting aside some money when you wer...
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Kid's Review
SITE AREA: Family - Family Features
After a long afternoon of soccer, I always work up an enormous appetite. My favorite place to go after a game is Freshworks California Grill. The awesome food and casual atmosphere makes it a great place for a relaxed meal.
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Top 10 Summer Skin Savers
SITE AREA: Beauty - Skincare
Sun-damaged skin is so out of style. Beat the heat with state-of-the-art sunscreens and luxe repair serums that do more than prevent burns and crows' feet. These multi-taskers treat and protect, too.
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Ann on Aging
SITE AREA: Health - Seniors
Guilt... it's the gift that keeps on giving. I was born with a mutant gene; the guilt gene. I used to think that it was just a Jewish/Italian/Catholic thing, but the more friends I talk to, the more I realize it's widespread among the Depression Babies. My mom remembers the depression...
10.
Family Fitness isn't Always Easy
SITE AREA: Health - Healthy & Happy
If your sunscreen bottle is just as full in September as it is today, your kids might have missed summer, and the opportunity that comes along with it: summer is a fresh chance to make great changes. A client of mine said that her biggest regret with her children is that she didn't sh...
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The Family Therapist is In
SITE AREA: Health - Healthy & Happy
We can't really know the depth of our character until we see how we react under pressure. It's easy to be kind, calm and collected when everything is going well, but how about when things aren't going so well? How about when we don't feel well? When money is tight? When the kids are a...
12.
Dee-lish! - Hundred Islands Grill
SITE AREA: Eat, Drink & Play - The Dish
With a melange of influences from Malaysia, China, Spain and even the United States, Filipino food is built upon an interesting melding of cuisines. Despite this wide spectrum of flavors, the melting pot of Filipino food remains distinct from its culinary roots by drawing upon regiona...
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Summer Entertaining Tips from the Pros
SITE AREA: Eat, Drink & Play - What to Order Now
What could be more fun than gathering friends and family together to enjoy a warm summer evening? Whether your shin-dig is a casual get-together or a more formal event (summer's the perfect time for outdoor bridal showers, birthday parties and more), these tips from local pros will he...
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Great Finds - From Le Chene to the High Seas, Locally Operated Whodunit Productions Offers Mysterious Fun Around the World
SITE AREA: Eat, Drink & Play - What to Order Now
Looking for a unique family vacation or the perfect corporate retreat? Whodunit Productions, a Santa Clarita-based company, offers unique and innovative excursions where you will find yourself amidst a high seas adventure like no other.
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Escape to Paradise with Soroptimist
SITE AREA: Eat, Drink & Play - Entertainment
On Saturday August 13, "Escape to Paradise" by joining the Soroptimists of Santa Clarita in their 31st Annual Charity Auction. Hawaiian music and dance will set the festive evening's mood, while guests enjoy both live and silent auctions, dinner and entertainment. Beginning at 3 p.m. ...
16.
Unique Travel Escapes to Book Now
SITE AREA: Eat, Drink & Play - Entertainment
Now, no one's knocking your love of the mundane. But just like daily oatmeal breakfasts, even great, if monotonous, vacations can get a little wearing on the soul. This year, expand your horizons and plan something completely different. The old adage, "You only live once," entirely ap...
17.
Movers & Shakers
SITE AREA: Eat, Drink & Play - Entertainment
Over 100 supporters of the Boys & Girls Club stopped by Don and Cheri Fleming's not-so-humble abode in May to check out the nonprofit's big-ticket live auction items for their annual event in June. The usual combination of yummy eats (thanks to LA Trends Catering) and free drinks had ...
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Uncork your Senses with All Corked Up's International Wine and Food Festival
SITE AREA: Eat, Drink & Play - Entertainment
What can be more relaxing than strolling through a European garden, swirling a deep red glass of merlot, enjoying a cool, fruity Sauvignon Blanc or tasting a rich buttery chardonnay? How about adding the tempting foods of the region to compliment each glass of wine. Add all of that to...
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Get Out of Town! - Eastern Sierra
SITE AREA: Eat, Drink & Play - Get Out of Town
My dad doesn't camp. "I did enough of that in the Army," he explains. Given that his Army camping was in Vietnam, I can see his point. But it didn't stop me from talking up my adventures in the great outdoors. I hoped my experiences might inspire him to give camping a second chance. W...
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Inside SCV History
SITE AREA: Business
As the nation entered the grips of the Great Depression in 1933, the Newhall Land and Farming Company had already been through the cycle of misery. Late that year, though, the company was again turning a profit under the leadership of Atholl McBean and Stanford graduate James Finch. A...
21.
July 2006 Business Brief
SITE AREA: Business
The American International Auto Dealers Association's (AIADA) 2006 Dealer of the Year award was presented to Cheri Fleming in recognition for her exceptional passion for community involvement and commitment to excellence. She was honored by Patrick Haggerty, publisher of Newsweek, at ...
22.
Total Financial Makeover
SITE AREA: Business
Credit cards have been around for decades but more and more of them are changing the way they calculate the interest. It used to be that if you left a balance on the credit card you would pay interest on that amount. Led by the Discover Card, two cycle billing has become more and more...
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Valencia Pitcher Jordan Taylor Breaks Strike Out Record
SITE AREA: Sports
The way people feel about Valencia pitcher Jordan Taylor is really a matter of perspective. Teammates love her, and for good reason. The affable junior is always smiling and joking. She almost never loses, yet she always views her individual accomplishments through the filter of team ...
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