Archive By Author - Sara Mitchell
Leader, execs discuss changes in film industry
Santa Clarita had a record year for film permits and related revenue in 2011, but states other than California with incentives for filming are endangering this region's edge in entertainment, industry officials said Friday. Mike DeLorenzo, president of Santa Clarita Studios; Jim McClafferty, supervising location manager for "NCIS"; and Richard Ballering, vice president of production operations for ABC Studios spoke during the Chancellor's Circle Business Symposium at the College of the Canyons. The fourth annual ...
Industry officials praise Santa Clarita's film-friendly policies
Santa Clarita had a record year for film permits and related revenue in 2011, but states other than California with incentives for filming are endangering this region's edge in entertainment, industry officials said Friday. Mike DeLorenzo, president of Santa Clarita Studios; Jim McClafferty, supervising location manager for "NCIS"; and Richard Ballering, vice president of production operations for ABC Studios spoke during the Chancellor's Circle Business Symposium at the College of the Canyons. The fourth annual ...
VIA event stresses law for employers
In the midst of a rising number of employee complaints statewide, lawyers offered advice on how to better classify employees and handle their wages at Tuesday's Valley Industry Association luncheon.
City to theaters: If you build it...
"The Artist" became the first silent film since 1929 to win an Academy Award for Best Picture, when it took that top honor and four others at last Sunday's Oscars - and yet the movie did not make it out to Santa Clarita Edwards Cinema theaters for residents to view until Friday. This is the gripe of many local residents, who have driven to Antelope Valley or to the Los Angeles area to watch independent ...
Database lists film property, talent
A local director has built an online database of property, car and talent options for TV and film and wants to make Santa Clarita the first fully represented community. Tom Smith began Film It USA last summer as a response to the lack of comprehensive databases for locations, extras and cars available to sets in specific communities. People pay $25 a year to post up to three properties, five cars and five talents to the ...
Minassian takes it day by day
At a recent lupus wellness event in Los Angeles, a man approached Jena Minassian and told her she didn't look like she had lupus.
Review site looks to make its mark
A business ratings and reviews website has relocated to Valencia in its efforts to revamp its Web presence and compete with sites such as Yelp and Angie's List.
Conference predicts slow recovery
On the local, state and national levels, the economy is in recovery - but it'll be a slow one.
Chefs ready minds for meals
Opening a new business is not something most people do on a whim. But chefs Judy Gilbert and Herve Guillard have wanted to open a cooking-class business for so long that Kitchen Wizards opened within three months of the decision to finally go for it. "We said, 'You know what would be great to do?' and in a month, we were moving into this place," Gilbert said. Cooking classes have become more popular in recent ...
Local Disney Store gets makeover
The Disney Store at Westfield Valencia Town Center is one of 13 locations nationwide getting a makeover this year that includes interactive features and layouts.
City plans for solar surge
The city of Santa Clarita is using the affordability of solar panels, modules and local permitting to encourage homes and business to install systems through its 7-year-old solar permitting process, according to officials.
City plans for solar surge
The city of Santa Clarita is using the affordability of solar panels, modules and local permitting to encourage homes and business to install systems through its 7-year-old solar permitting process, according to officials.
Study: Fewer customers avoiding domestic cars
A recent consumer study reports that the number of people avoiding domestic model cars is at a historic low, while more are avoiding imports.
Preparation for a boom
The health care industry is anticipating rapid growth as the baby boomers approach retirement age. The 65-plus population saw the largest increase of any age group between the 2000 and 2010 censuses - it increased by 15.1 percent, which is almost twice as fast as the U.S. population's growth as a whole. And home health care - medical staffing, services and supplies operated at the patient's home - is becoming more popular with baby boomers ...
Bring ‘real food’ to the table
A new dietitian duo, half-based in the Santa Clarita Valley, is on a mission to share their motto to those who want to get healthier: "Eat real food, and share it with those you love."
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