 Toppers: Brand New Restaurant with Built-in History
The
line was out the door when Toppers Pizza Place opened this week at
Valencia Boulevard and Magic Mountain Parkway, in the space that started
life in 1972 as Bob's Big Boy. When you go, be sure to check out the
historic SCV images we provided for the walls - and bring your smart
phone or iPad along because each one has a QR code that will take you to
the corresponding page on SCVHistory.com where you can learn about it.
We look forward to doing the same for the next Toppers location in the
former bank building at Sierra and Soledad in Canyon Country. |
 SCV Today, With a Twist
The
Hart School District's Gail Pinsker sits in for SCVTV co-host Tami
Edwards in this edition of "SCV Today." Gail gives the 4-1-1 on the Hart
District's upcoming events and fundraising initiatives, while fitness
guru Real Andrews shares an emotional MLK-inspired story involving his
father. Finally, hypnotherapist Abi Caruthers gives Gail and Dave a
test you won't want to miss. |
Drought: Officials Urge Conservation, Fire Safety
|  As
the Santa Clarita Valley enters another week of unseasonably warm and
dry winter weather, local officials are assessing what it will mean for
residents if the drought persists, and how to mitigate the effects of
one of the driest years on record. |
Reminder: Newhall Roundabout Opens Thursday
|  Studies
show the roundabout will provide a safer route than traditional
intersections by smoothly accommodating commuter and emergency
vehicles, pedestrians and cyclists. It's expected to reduce rush-hour
drive times, cut fuel consumption and air pollution, and create a space
for landscaping and aesthetic features. GRAND OPENING DETAILS |
Wendy's-SCVTV Female Student Athlete of the Week
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This
week's Student Athlete of the Week, presented by SCVTV &
Wendy's of Santa Clarita, is Kailie Kennedy of Hart High School.
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Wendy's-SCVTV Male Student Athlete of the Week
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This
week's Student Athlete of the Week, presented by SCVTV &
Wendy's of Santa Clarita, is Harrison Edwards Kanak from Golden Valley
High School.
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Ceramics Studio Opening in Newhall; Classes Offered
|  Ceramic
artists and those interested in taking pottery classes will no longer
need to drive to other cities to enjoy the ceramic arts after Feb. 7
because that's when a large, new facility will be opening up in Old
Town Newhall. Come to the grand opening to see a live potter's wheel
demonstration, enjoy refreshments and live music from Kelly's Lot
roadhouse blues band, and enroll in pottery classes that begin Monday,
Feb. 10. READ STORY |
Rock Talk & Dam Tour March 29 - Order Tickets Now
|  The
SCV Historical Society will present its annual tour of the St. Francis
Dam site in Saugus, 7 miles north of Copper Hill Drive, on Saturday,
March 29. First, expert Frank Rock will give a short talk about the 1928
dam disaster, which claimed an estimated 450 lives as the floodwaters
surged through farms and homesteads from Saugus to the sea. |
Today in SCV History: January 22, 1839
|  Gov. Juan B. Alvarado grants most of the Santa Clarita Valley to Lt. Antonio del Valle. No charge.READ STORY |
Santa Clarita Valley, 1840s: Another View
|  We
don't know why a second diseño (ownership map) of the Del Valle
family's Rancho San Francisco - most of the Santa Clarita Valley - was
created around the same time as the one shown above (see "Today in SCV
History"). This one is on display in the L.A. County Natural History
Museum, where it's identified as 1854 - which isn't possible because
it's signed by Manuel Micheltorena, who was governor from 1842-45 and
died in 1853. Under Mexican rule, property lines ran from this rock over
here to that tree over there to the river yonder. U.S. statehood came
in 1850 and the Americans required stricter metes and bounds. Congress
passed a law in 1851 forcing landowners to prove their claims. Many
couldn't. Evidence suggests the Del Valles thought they owned all
102,000 acres of the ex-Mission San Fernando lands; now they were cut
back to 48,612 acres. Still a nice chunk of real estate, but they were
mortgaged to the hilt and ended up losing most of it to creditors.
Unproved land under the 1851 law went to the U.S. government, which
doled it out in 160-acre homesteads. |
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