Santa Clarita City Council members backed a $40,000 marketing campaign and a $313,000 community art wall proposal during their Tuesday meeting to help revitalize Old Town Newhall in the wake of the Main Fire. The recovery measures aim to bring visitors back to Main Street, improve the appearance of fire-damaged properties and support businesses while property owners navigate insurance claims, ...

A public notice has been posted on the vacant doors of Brewery Draconum, showing that the Newhall Refinery will be taking its place after its previous location burned down in the Main Fire.  Less than a week ago, Brewery Draconum in Newhall said goodbye to the community, closing its doors on September 28th.    View this post on Instagram   ...

When Wade Bradford isn’t teaching English classes at Moorpark College, he’s usually working on a new creative writing project.  In the late 1990s, he began writing stage plays and musicals for youth theater. He’s also written seven children’s books, including a Dr. Seuss Halloween spin-off called Horton Hears a Boo!  He has sold over thirty plays to publishing companies, including ...

“This community is a light to me in my darkest time.” Carolyn Tucker reflects on Santa Clarita’s support Sunday at the special pop-up at Tribute Beauty Lounge after losing her store, Care Tucker Style House, in the Main Fire.   During the Main Fire, numerous businesses along Newhall’s Main Street were demolished beyond repair by the flames, including Care Tucker Style ...

Residents are invited to shop local and support a Newhall business rebuilding after the Main Fire during a special one-day Care Tucker Style House pop-up event, sponsored by KHTS Radio. The event is scheduled for Sunday, Sept. 13, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Tribute Beauty Lounge in Newhall. Organizers say the pop-up is an opportunity for community members ...

Rising from the ashes of the Main Fire in Newhall that destroyed her art, Santa Clarita Artist Jane Mick had a special reception for her artwork at The Mosaic in Valencia. On Sunday afternoon, The Mosaic at the Valencia Town Center celebrated Jane Mick’s work with a reception for all to enjoy each art piece, big and small, and support ...

One week after the Main Fire destroyed two dozen original paintings she had spent more than a decade creating, Santa Clarita artist Jane Mick is already looking toward what comes next. The paintings – large,  richly embellished works from Mick’s signature “Illuminated Women” series – were more than artwork. They represented years of experimentation, creativity, and personal expression, carefully layered ...

A GoFundMe has been launched to support the actors who lost thousands of dollars in valuables after The MAIN Theatre burned down Monday in Newhall. “I’m an actor who was in a production at The MAIN Theatre in Newhall, CA, when it abruptly burned down due to a fire that started down the street,” said Lauren Miscioscia, who started the ...

The Santa Clarita City Council gathered Tuesday for its regular meeting, just one day after a fire decimated most of a city block in Old Town Newhall, with much of the discussion centered on recovery efforts and the future of Main Street. The meeting began with a moment of acknowledgment for those affected by Monday’s Main fire, which destroyed multiple ...

Monday morning came as a shock to businesses on Main Street as the Main Fire ravaged multiple businesses, leaving behind nothing but rubble. In the aftermath of the fire, several businesses that were affected have created GoFundMes to try and rebuild and also support their staff in the face of the sudden loss of their livelihoods, as neighboring businesses are ...