Flair Cleaners Having a Holiday Clothing Drive

Time to go through your closets and make room for new Christmas goodies.  Do you have clothing or shoes in good condition hanging in there that you have not worn? Any warm jackets that you might not want any more?

You can take them over to Flair Dry Cleaning by Vons Pavillion and donate to their Clothing Drive.

27011 McBean Parkway
(At Magic Mountain Pkwy.)
(661) 753-9900

I’m going to start going through my closet now.  They might need a new box just for me.

New Target is Now Open

The Canyon Country Target Store off the 14 at Golden Valley is NOW OPEN. 

19105 Golden Valley Rd
Santa Clarita, CA 91387
(661) 977-5154

They have a Pharmacy, Photo Center and a Starbucks.

They have actually been open since early March, but I am still running in to people that didn’t know, so spread the word please so my Target isn’t as crowded anymore. kthxbai

Downtown Newhall – More Upgrades to Main Street

Prepare for more construction through the streets of Old Town Newhall.  Starting March 16th workers will begin construction that is hoped to be completed by July 3rd. (Before the annual July 4th parade)

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The construction will focus on streetscaping.  Basically that means they will be tearing up the sidewalks between 6th St and 8th St and adding landscaping, benches, trash cans, lamp posts, etc.  One major change will be bulb-outs in the sidewalks.  At intersections the sidewalk will stick out a bit and curve.  Supposedly this ‘calms down’ traffic.  Anyone remember the brilliant “back in parking”?  Let’s hope the bulb-outs are done in a way that won’t freak everybody out.  Sometimes too much change is just not a good thing.

At ant rate, businesses WILL BE OPEN, so support the businesses in Newhall so they are still around after this major upgrade which is costing about 2.5 million dollars.

Ladies in Business Conference 2009

Come join Santa Clarita’s first Ladies in Business Conference presented by The Magazine of Santa Clarita, élite Magazine and Soroptimist International.  Mingle with other women who share your passion for business and embrace the day of education, motivation and entertainment.  This is a fantastic networking event for any female business owner in the SCV.

The event will be held at The Hyatt on May 15, 2009 and tickets cost $60 per person which includes breakfast and lunch.  Some highlights will be keynote speaker Nigel Lythgoe of So You Think You Can Dance Fame and many more speakers that will be announced at a later date.

For more information including sponsorship opportunities call Linda at 661-294-4444 ext 113.

Profits from this event will be donated to Henryo Mayo Newhall Memorial Hospital Cardiac Care Services.

Bridgeport Marketplace

You must check out the shops and restaurants in the Bridgeport Marketplace.  If you wanted to, you could easily spend the day there.  All they need is a place for breakfast.  So far I haven’t seen a coffee shop going in.  Although if you try on Sunday you could start by having brunch at Sabor.

(661) 259-9002

Next take a little walk across the parking lot to Chic to get your nails done. 

Then go next door to Cardio Girl to work off the brunch. (Anyone else think it’s funny that there are 2 handicap parking spots in front of Cardio Girl?)

Low Cost Pet Clinic

Please note, the 2009 clinic date has passed.  Stay tuned for updates for 2010’s Pet Clinic.

The city is offering a low-cost pet clinic on Saturday May 17th from 9:30-11am at Santa Clarita Park.  They are offering low-cost vaccinations, license renewal and free micro-chipping.

Here’s the press release:

The City of Santa Clarita in cooperation with Los Angeles County is sponsoring the Annual Pet Vaccination Clinic that will be held from 9:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. on Saturday, May 17, 2008 at Santa Clarita Park. The offered services for dog owners who attend the Clinic include low-cost vaccinations, license renewal and micro-chipping for their pet.

SCV Businesses to Receive Hiring Tax Credits

The City ofSanta Claritais proud to announce that the state ofCaliforniahas approved Targeted Employment Areas (TEA) as part of the Santa ClaritaEnterprise Zone. This new component qualifies businesses to receive a HiringTax Credit if they employ individuals that reside in designated TEAs.

Employeesmust be pre-screened by the employer or the City’s Enterprise Zone VoucheringAgent to qualify the business for the Hiring Tax Credit. 

“TheTargeted Employment Areas is the most widely-used piece of the Enterprise Zoneprogram and the easiest way for a business to qualify for a Hiring Tax Credit,”commented City Economic Development Manager Jason Crawford.

To receive a Hiring Tax Credit Voucher for anemployee who resides in designated Targeted Employment Areas, contact theCity’s Enterprise Zone Vouchering Agent at the Santa Clarita WorkSourcefor further detail at(661)424-1062.The Santa Clarita WorkSource office is located at20655 Soledad Canyon Road, inSuite 25.

TheEnterprise Zone provides substantial opportunities for new and existing

business growth and jobgeneration in Santa Clarita. Tax advantages include hiring tax credits, salesor use tax credits, business expense deductions, net interest deductions, andnet operating loss carryover deductions.

For additional information about the EnterpriseZone Targeted Employment Areas and the benefits for businesses located inthe Santa Clarita Enterprise Zone, contact the City ofSanta Clarita’s Economic Development Officeat(661)255-4347or visit the city website.