Business Showcase

Refresh Your Kitchen with kitchen tune-up

I’d go out on a limb pretty easily in support of the claim that most processes exist as a response to an existing problem. Such was certainly the case for local business owner Kim Wilbur when she found herself at the all-too-familiar crossroads between a kitchen contractor estimate and the

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Cefali & Cefali, APC

Trusted Accident Attorneys for the Most Serious Injuries It’s a remarkable feeling when you can find someone to take your side. In relationships, sports: you name it. That one person who believes in you, makes you better, fights alongside you. Michael Cefali matched with his person (his wife Courtney) long

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Travel & Leisure

Catamaran Resort Hotel and Spa

San Diego’s Premier Fall Stay-Cation Destination School seems to be starting earlier and earlier each year. Perhaps it’s just that when I was a kid, it felt like summer went on for an eternity. Long days riding bikes and crafting friendship bracelets, going to the beach and roasting marshmallows in

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Travel & Leisure

Alisal Ranch. The Jewel of Santa Ynez Valley

I heard someone say recently that a tried and true method to find happiness is watching someone else’s face light up with excitement. After spending a few days last month at the bucolic Alisal Ranch in Solvang, I think there’s certainly some truth to the adage. My husband, Tim, was

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Quixote Winery

Whimsical, quixotic, adventurous, eccentric. These are adjectives I would attribute to a beloved book, a memorable movie character and now a favored Napa Valley winery. A boutique gem situated on 42 acres in the heart of the golden hillsides of the Stags Leap District appellation, Quixote Winery produces just 3,500

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Travel & Leisure

Meritage Resort and Spa

The Meritage Resort + Spa must have known that it was my birthday in May to plan the spring unveiling of their reimagined resort property.

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Hyatt Regency Irvine Modern Luxury Reimagined

A friend who lives out of state recently asked for a hotel recommendation for a multi-generational family reunion. In researching destinations online, she loved everything our area has to offer, but admitted to being “more than a little overwhelmed by just how sprawling Southern California really is” in determining the

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