Healthier than Fast Food

Santa Clarita is now home to a Dream Dinners franchise - a perfect fit for this time-starved community. The concept is simple: customers select 12 dinners from a menu featuring entrees such as Herb-Crusted Flank Steak and Citrus Ginger Salmon. Then they register to attend a two-hour meal assembly session at the retail location. At the store, customers rotate through refrigerated recipe stations, scooping freshly cut and prepped raw ingredients into the provided baking pans or gallon-sized zip-top bags. Then they take the uncooked meals home and place them in the freezer. The Santa Clarita Dream Dinners is located at 27674 Newhall Ranch Road, Suite #60, in Valencia.

"Survivors' Positive Thoughts" Released

Amina Contemporary Arts just released Larry Richardson's Triptych that explores the strength and courage of women dealing with breast cancer. A portion of the proceeds of Richardson's work will be donated to the Breast Cancer Foundation. In this piece, positive thoughts are revealed in the images of flowers, soft colors and the musical score "Libestraum" ("Song of Love"). For more information, visit www.aminaarts.com.

Consumer's Furniture Grand Opening

After graciously moving locations to accommodate the Cross Valley Connector, Consumers Furniture re-opened on Golden Triangle Road just in time to celebrate their 26th Anniversary.