Ed. note: For more of the history about the Western history Santa Clarita Valley, visit SCVHistory.com True West Magazine has included Santa Clarita in its list of “Top True Western Towns for 2015,” the magazine announced earlier this month. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking Santa Clarita news alerts delivered right to your inbox. “All True Western Towns have a story to ...

The arts commissioners have narrowed it down to two proposals for the Newhall Roundabout Art Project from among six semi-finalists. Michael Clapper’s “Western Reel” and M.L. Duffy’s “Facing the Sun, Facing the Future” were selected as the two finalists.

Santa Clarita Cowboy Festival 2013 At Melody Ranch Is A Wrap Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking Santa Clarita news alerts delivered right to your inbox. By Stephen K. Peeples The 20th annual Santa Clarita Cowboy Festival, hosted on Saturday and Sunday by the world-famous Melody Ranch Motion Picture Studio in Newhall’s rustic Placerita Canyon and sponsored by Logix, is a wrap. ...

By Stephen K. Peeples “Last year was pretty good, and this one’s been a good one so far,” said Renaud Veluzat, co-owner of the world-famous Melody Ranch Motion Picture Studio, a setting for Quentin Tarantino’s “Django Unchained” in 2012 and thousands of classic and obscure Western and action films and TV shows going back to Hollywood’s golden age. A man ...