Archive By Author - Jim Walker
Jim Walker: The art and science of butt dialing
My outdated cellphone does this annoying thing in which, after a short period of inactivity, it locks up, and I have to press a release button, quickly followed by pressing "OK," before I can make a call, send a text or check anything. As I said, it is annoying, but it has also, I figure, prevented me from ever making a butt dial - even though I quite often sit on the phone while it ...
New year, new look, new floors
Whether your old flooring is looking a bit worn, you want to upgrade or just need a new look or feel, now is a good time to install new flooring. According to Dustin Downen, one of the owners of Marty's Flooring America in Valencia, tough economic times have actually caused flooring prices to become more competitive.
Escape Events Calendar (Feb. 24, 2012)
By Jim Walker Escape Editor J.R.'s Comedy Club 27630 The Old Road, Valencia, CA 91355 Phone: (661) 259-2291 Website: www.comedyinvalencia.com Friday, Feb. 24 and Saturday, Feb. 25, 9 p.m.: Mark Eddie and Kabir Singh Canyon Theatre Guild 24242 Main St., Newhall, CA 91321 Box Office Hours: Tuesday - Thursday 11 a.m. - 6 p.m.; Friday, Saturday and Sunday noon - 7 p.m. Phone: (661) 799-2702 www.canyontheatre.org Friday, Feb. 24, 8 p.m.: ...
Taste the love at Sam’s
Sam's Flaming Grill is becoming a bit of a phenomenon in the Santa Clarita Valley, with the fourth local Sam's opening in Newhall this past August, following closely on the heels of the third location, in Valencia, which opened last May. (The other two locations are in Canyon Country and Saugus, opening in 2003 and 2008, respectively.)
SCV, The Place to Be
The fourth weekend of every month (this month Saturday, Feb. 25 and Sunday, Feb. 26) a monthly marketplace that is fun, festive and entertaining for the entire family takes place at College of the Canyons.
Jim Walker: Melting memories and Kodak moments
My friends, I have finally begun to tackle the daunting and long-belated task of scanning a trunk-full of family photos - turning them into digital images so that I can then create DVDs of my daughters' childhoods for them as keepsakes.
It’s beginning to look like spring
Though you may think we are out of winter and, indeed, some of your plants are thinking it, too, we are not out of the woods yet, according to Richard Green, owner of Green Landscape Nursery in Saugus - who has had many years of experience with SCV weather patterns and their effects on plants.
SCV,The Place to Be
There are free movies, discussions and snacks at the Santa Clarita-Valencia Library every third Saturday of each month, at 1:30 p.m. in the Meeting Room. This Saturday, Feb. 18, the film shown will be 2010's "Shutter Island," with the book by Denis Lehane. This film is rated R, so parents, please abide by the movie ratings for this and other films.
Escape Events Calendar (Feb. 17, 2012)
By Jim Walker Escape Editor J.R.'s Comedy Club 27630 The Old Road, Valencia, CA 91355 Phone: (661) 259-2291 Website: www.comedyinvalencia.com Friday, Feb. 17 and Saturday, Feb. 18, 9 p.m.: Brandon Gibson and Brian Kiley Canyon Theatre Guild 24242 Main St., Newhall, CA 91321 Box Office Hours: Tuesday - Thursday 11 a.m. - 6 p.m.; Friday, Saturday and Sunday noon - 7 p.m. Phone: (661) 799-2702 www.canyontheatre.org Friday, Feb. 17, 8 p.m.: ...
Jim Walker: The beach — no place to play around
My friends, we can all sleep easier on L.A.'s beaches this summer knowing we are protected from death by Frisbee. And, further, we will be protected from death by football, as well as from self-entombment. Now, just in case you hadn't heard about it, last week the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors implemented a tiered series of fines for anyone caught throwing a football or Frisbee on any beach in Los Angeles County. Digging ...
Jim Walker: Time for the Valentine's Day dodge
My friends, as I write this, I have been poisoned by the saccharine-sentimentality of impending Valentine's Day, and I am twitching, on the verge of a coma. You see, the other hats I wore at The Signal last week forced me to treat the big red silliness as if it were a real thing that guys actually cared about.
SCV, The Place to Be: Smart Gardening Workshop
The Castaic Lake Water Agency will host a beginning Smart Gardening Workshop this Saturday, Feb. 11, from 9:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. at the agency's facilities at 27234 Bouquet Canyon Road, Saugus, CA 91350 (above Central Park).
Escape Events Calendar (Feb. 10, 2012)
By Jim Walker Escape Editor J.R.'s Comedy Club 27630 The Old Road, Valencia, CA 91355 Phone: (661) 259-2291 Website: www.comedyinvalencia.com Friday, Feb. 10 and Saturday, Feb. 11, 9 p.m.: Tim Jones and James Sibley Tuesday, Feb. 14, 8 p.m.: James P. Connoly, Bernadette Pauley and Don McMillan Canyon Theatre Guild 24242 Main St., Newhall, CA 91321 Box Office Hours: Tuesday - Thursday 11 a.m. - 6 p.m.; Friday, Saturday and Sunday noon - ...
Valentine's Day romance
Don't panic gentlemen. Though you probably should have made your Valentine's Day plans long ago, if you haven't, Escape is here to help you out. And whether you need to schedule your romantic rendezvous for this coming Tuesday (along with everyone else), or for any of the days between now and then, you have several excellent choices available in town and nearby. From fine dining and fine wine, to a triple-act comedy show, a murder ...
Good fences make good neighbors
Maybe the recent winds have blown your old, rotten wood fence down, or maybe you have new neighbors and you realize you now need a tall privacy fence so you don't have to watch the guy sunbathe in his Speedo. Or maybe you are tired of fence maintenance in general and want a fence that remains sturdy and good looking without any effort on your part. According to John Sloan of John Sloan Fencing in ...
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