Looking for a Frozen Yogurt place in Valencia, Ca? Look no further! Red Mango Frozen Yogurt, located off of Newhall Ranch Road in Valencia at the posh Bridgeport Marketplace is the place to be! Check out all the positive reviews Red Mango Valencia received on Yelp.

I tried Red Mango for the first time a few weeks ago thanks to my friends Ken and Jaimie who swore by it. It was also Easter Day, and my usual Golden Spoon, was closed. So Red Mango it was. I've since been back a few other times. I think it has a great chance at becoming one of my healthy addictions, just like Golden Spoon. It's good stuff.

I tried the Pomegranate by POM Wonderful. Check out Red Mango's other yummy choices on their menu below…

Next time you're in the Valencia area, defiinetly give Red Mango a try. They are located @ 23885 Newhall Ranch Rd. Valencia, Ca 91354.

Yesterday I spent the day at William S. Hart Park and Museum with my family and some friends. Being a native of Santa Clarita, it's hard to believe that I haven't taken advantage of this great resource more often. Plus it's free!

I must admit it was quite busy yesterday, at the William S. Hart Park itself, but it was a weekend, and it was Easter, so that should be expected. It was nice to see families and friends out enjoying the nice cool day, playing games, hanging out, and barbecuing.

The William S. Hart Park, which is a regional park maintained by Los Angeles County, features a Barnyard Zoo with over 70 birds and animals, picnic area with tables and barbecue amenities, Heritage Junction Historic Park which is home to the 19th century Saugus Railroad Station and many other historical buildings, and there is of course the William S. Hart residence and museum which is a satellite operation of the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County. There are free tours guided tours year round at Hart's mansion! I loved the tour of the home. Being in real estate, that doesn't shock me. The artifacts in the home are quite cool, too!

Here are some photos from my trip to the William S. Hart Park and Museum yesterday. Quite a few photos were taken from the Heritage Junction Historic Park which is on the same park grounds, and adjacent to the Barnyard Zoo.

These photos were all taken with my iPhone. It's just so much easier that way! This is a mesh of photos, showing the William S. Hart Residential Museum and interior photos of the home, and some other photos taken at Heritage Junction Historic Park just down the hill, from Hart's mansion. Next time you're in the area, stop by and check it out!

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I was out to lunch yesterday in Valencia. We stopped by Nick N Willy's Pizza for what has become one of our favorite sandwich destinations. They have a new and quite tasty selection of Focaccia sandwiches.

 That's a picture of the Aegiano Fresca focaccia sandwich that I had. It doesn't come with chicken, but you can be sure I added it. I don't think they charged me for that either (hungry person to investigate).

I really like Nick N Willy's Pizza…and these Sandwiches seem to be a much better option than Subway.

 Check out Nick N Willy's Pizza the next time you are in the Westridge Village Shopping Center.

Have you visited the Bridgeport community located in Valencia recently? If you haven't, or if you have simply never been, you should check it out! It's nothing new of course, but it is certainly worth writing home about. 

This morning presented an awesome, beautiful, clear, and breezy Spring day that was meant to be outdoors. And indeed that's how mine started. My wife had actually scheduled my two handsome little boys (ages 2 & 4) to have a photographer take their pics this morning. The spot was set – Bridgeport Valencia. My wife actually didn't have a clue as to where within Bridgeport, but…she knew it was nice and couldn't go wrong as a backdrop for the photographer. What most people know about Bridgeport Valencia is the tall Lighthouse that faces Newhall Ranch and Mc Bean Pkwy. But there is much more!

Lakefront Bridgeport homes, beautiful waterways, pedestrian walkways for walkers, joggers, and Fido, a one-of-a-kind community clubhouse fit for any event and indeed, many take advantage of this facility for their wedding receptions. There is also a gorgeous park, and wonderful elementary school within the Bridgeport Valencia community. That's what Bridgeport Valencia is all about. And that's why we chose it for our Saturday morning, photo outing.

Have a look at some of the photos I snapped with my iPhone today, while my kiddo's were playing "fabulous" with the photographer…enjoy!

We're hanging out at the TPC Valencia located in Westridge. We're eating lunch at the very tasty Oaks Grille, which over looks the golf course. We highly recommend taking your next lunch break here, at Valencia's Westridge TPC golf course. To get here, take Valencia Blvd west towards Westridge, then make left on Heritage View Lane, and the entrance to the TPC golf course and the Oaks Grille will be on the left prior to the guard gated community of the Westridge Custom Estates.

Welcome to the wonderful community of Stevenson Ranch. Stevenson Ranch is located approximately 30 minutes North of Los Angeles, and just West of the 5 freeway, in the Santa Clarita Valley. Stevenson Ranch is a beautiful community, rich with amenities, and lovely homes pressed up against a mountain backdrop. When you're in the market for a home, definitely put Stevenson Ranch at the top of the list, when moving into the Santa Clarita Valley.

As always, contact The Robert and Brian Team of Realty Executives Valencia for all of your Stevenson Ranch & Santa Clarita Valley real estate needs.

I visited the Castaic sports complex today with the kids. It's such a great asset to the community of Castaic. It has an amazing playground for the children, baseball fields, soccer fields, running and walking track, gymnastics equipment, outdoor and indoor basketball, and recreation facilities where they teach classes. Check it out sometime!

The Robert & Brian Team, and their families, were on location this Halloween, check out snippets of the Westfield Valencia Town Center's Trick-or-Treat event this year, 2009. Enjoy!

You guys have got to try Chronic Tacos if you haven’t already. Better yet, just call us so we can take you out to lunch sometime here. You’ll thank us later!

Yes, that’s a Wienerschnitzel, and no, it’s not the exact one they are building at the new shopping center called the Vine at Castaic, which is managed by Regency Centers. My heart almost stopped though, when I saw the famous hot dog chain’s sign go up at the newer shopping center that still has yet to be fully leased. Most of you are saying, “eww Weinerschnitzel.” I know. Especially in health conscience California. I can’t help it though, I have a real soft place in my heart for that chain. Ever since I was little, the only one around town (the SCV), has been in Canyon Country, and it’s always been a family and friend favorite of ours. I make my home in Castaic, so this will be extra convenient, and extra tempting.

While the imagery of the Wienerschnitzel logo stopped my heart, let’s all hope that my heart doesn’t literally stop once I pay a weekly homage to my newest and favorite Castaic business establishment.

Among other tempting eateries going into the Vine at Castaic are:

El Polo Loco (you know all about this one)

Jersey Mike’s Subs (great sub, but pretty expensive)

Starbucks (of course)

Popeye’s Chicken (yet another place I can’t resist)

Pizza Factory (as long as they load on the pizza sauce, I’m a customer. I can’t stand when they call cheese bread a pizza)

Family Bakery (don’t know what they’re about yet)

Telly’s Charburger (heard it’s great – the one in Saugus is always packed)

Castaic has always been lacking in places to eat, until recently it’s always been either Taco Bell, Jack n Box, McDonald’s, or Wendy’s. It’s nice to see we’ll be getting some other choices finally, and the unbeatable quality of a place like Wienerschnitzel!  

Here is a link to the Vine at Castaic map, showing tenant/business locations within the commercial center.