By Jody Robinson. Photography by Bob Ortiz. Photo editing by Fernando Cortez. In a region where luxury real estate, postcard-perfect neighborhoods, and lifestyle-driven communities shape our daily rhythm, it takes a rare combination of skill, strategy, and sincerity to stand out. Yet for more than twenty years, Audra Lambert—founder of
By Keyur Shah Home is the quiet rhythm of a morning routine perfected over decades. It’s the kitchen navigated by muscle memory alone, the neighbor who waves on an evening stroll, the dog who knows dinner is late before you do. Aging in place is about preserving a way of
By Gary Williams For many Orange County business owners, credit card processing lives firmly in the background—an automatic expense handled quietly while the real focus stays on customers, employees, and growth. Yet in recent years, those once-predictable processing costs have been steadily—and subtly—on the rise. The increases haven’t been dramatic
By Jay Minor February is often associated with love – Valentine’s cards, flowers, and expressions of care for the people who matter most to us. But for many families, love shows up in a quieter, heavier way: worrying about a parent’s safety, making difficult decisions, and carrying the emotional weight
By Jody Robinson For most people, a car is a way to get from point A to point B. But for a certain kind of driver—the collector, the investor, the enthusiast—a car is art. It’s a story, a memory, a piece of design worth preserving. And for the past decade,
By Jody Robinson In Southern California, where ambition is as much a lifestyle choice as surfboards and sunrise walks, owning a business is often deeply personal. These are not just balance sheets and profit margins—they’re decades of early mornings, late nights, family sacrifices, and hard-earned pride. And eventually, for every
By Jody Robinson When a loved one needs in-home support, most families know what they want—safety, comfort, compassion, and dignity. What they often don’t know is how to pay for it. Between private insurance, long-term care policies, out-of-pocket options, and even Veterans Affairs (VA) benefits, navigating the financial side of
By Jody Robinson There’s a particular kind of evening that lingers long after the last bite – when service feels intuitive, the room hums just enough, and each course seems to arrive with purpose. That was my experience dining at ILYA, San Clemente’s newest Mediterranean destination from acclaimed chef and
The mission of each monthly edition is to serve as a resource for our readership – features penned by experts in their respective industries designed to provide education, information and entertainment focused on the interests of mature adults in Orange County.
Community Publications, LLC.
P.O. Box 73188
San Clemente, CA 92673
Publisher:
Jody Robinson
(714) 469-3495
jody@southcountymag.com
