Business Showcase

Fast, Affordable and Stress-Free Remodels

There is something truly special about a big reveal. Movie makers dwell in that space – the cinematic breath before something spectacularly dramatic happens. Turns out, Carlos Jimemez has been known to get caught up in it too: but not for the reasons you might think. They’re more, well, craftsmanship

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Business Showcase

Elegant Esthetics

Go Makeup Free with Confidence “Love what you do and the money will follow.” This is the common mantra shared by scores of successful business owners I’ve interviewed over the course of my 20+ years publishing career. The idea obviously being that in pursuing your passion, you’ll pour your heart,

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Destination Dining

Fast and Flavorful

The Crack Shack and Pepper Lunch put a fresh spin on casual dining in the OC Quick, quality cuisine. Inventive dishes and experiential dining in an informal, welcoming setting. What’s not to love? Two of my recent favorite finds are a pair of diverse – but equally delicious – fast

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Travel & Leisure

Escape to Waterfront Luxury at Sheraton San Diego Resort

Now that spring is in full swing with our son’s high school graduation around the corner, our family’s vacation schedule is now wholly centered around stay-cations: travel to destinations close to home to squeeze in memory-making weekends away. With its nearly perfect year-round weather, San Diego is the perfect place

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Business Showcase

First to Fight Group

Redefining the Impossible. Leading the way in Finding Movement, Improving Mobility and Regaining Strength Veteran owned and operated, The First to Fight Group is the ONLY in-home kinesiotherapy and Post-Rehabilitative service provider in Orange County. Its mission? To take the limitations that science, your doctors, your family, and society has

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Travel & Leisure

Grand Rapids Michigan

The Hidden Gem of the Midwest Our readers may already know this via the family-friendly travel destinations we’ve featured over the years, but when our son was six (and our daughter 5-years-old), we embarked on an albeit ambitious plan to visit all 50 states as a family by the time

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Travel & Leisure

Hyatt Regency Irvine

The Perfect Locale for a Memorable Multi-Generational Stay-Cation Staycations for no special occasion other than a memory-making opportunity are among my favorite events to plan. My husband and I are blessed to have a close family friend who has over the years become an adopted grandmother to our two children.

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Travel & Leisure

Curque Du Soleil. Mystère

Deemed a “Flower in the Desert,” Cirque Du Soleil’s Mystère is a Timeless Treat for All Ages Experience awe-inspiring acrobatics, elaborate sets and dreamlike imagery in this colossal classic – Cirque’s first non-traveling, permanent production in Las Vegas Full disclosure: I’m a longtime fan of Cirque Du Soleil – the

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Health & Wellness

Making Home Health Personal with Home Instead South OC

One of my favorite movies is Nora Ephron’s You’ve Got Mail. Not only because Meg Ryan and Tom Hanks might be the most lovable duo to ever grace a movie screen, but because it was a script and a story that made heart sense. The characters cared. One of the

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Travel & Leisure

Lake Tahoe’s South Shore

The Ultimate Year-Round Family Escape From a winter wonderland to sun-soaked summers, discover endless adventures for every age If you ask my family where they’d like to vacation each winter, the “list” of destinations is unsurprisingly short: Lake Tahoe’s South Shore. Ask the same question in the spring, and the

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