By Stephen K. Peeples Return to the Peeples Place at KHTS portal. Fast-rising Santa Clarita Valley rock-pop singer-songwriter Johnny Strat debuts brand-new songs on the next premiere edition of SCVTV’s “House Blend,” the WAVE award-nominated music-and-interview program hosted by veteran Santa Clarita music journalist Stephen K. Peeples. The half-hour show will air on SCVTV (Channel 20 in the Santa Clarita Valley ...

By Stephen K. Peeples CalArts grad and popular Santa Clarita Valley singer-actress-dancer Marie Wise-Hawkins has won the $25,000 grand prize in a national singing competition staged by the Dallas-based Romano’s Macaroni Grill restaurant chain. And she says it’s dramatically changed her life. “I’m so incredibly happy,” Wise-Hawkins said back home in Canyon Country last week. “Now, I can finally finish ...