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Random Acts of Kindness – It’s not Just for Friends In a fast paced environment like Carmel Valley, and in an age when 1 day service is painfully slow, we tend to grab what we need and run.  I know I’d rather get it from Amazon than jump in the car if I can, but […]

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Stamped: China Proclaims Its Changing of the Guard Join the San Diego Chinese Historical Museum for an intriguing look at the economic turmoil surrounding the end of the Chinese Civil War in 1948 and 1949 through a never-before-seen collection of stamps, currency, and documents.  Opening Presentation: Saturday, August 16, 2014 from 2 – 4 pm […]

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Hi there. It’s Kristin Rude, owner and center director of FasTracKids, Carmel Valley/Del Mar. I thought I would share with you a few cards that I received at the end of this school year from some of our FasTracKids families. Before I do that, I would also like to share with you something very special […]

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Hi, I’m Ani Yufe and I’m an interior designer here in San Diego and also a business owner.  I’m so excited to be part of Carmel Valley Life because it’s an awesome community of people, businesses, there’s so much to do, so much interesting things to explore. And it’s from the start from when I first […]

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The origin of credit scoring dates back to the 1950’s.  The purpose of its design was to provide lenders with financial profiles on consumers who wished to borrow money.  The structure of the credit scoring model seeks to reflect the likelihood of an individual to pay off debt without being more than 90 days late […]

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We all want to be successful and are always looking to those that ARE successful to see what they are doing that we aren’t. Successful people often get up early.  You have likely seen the quote – “Beyonce has the same number of hours in the day as you do.”  But yet, Beyonce is a […]

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Carmel Valley Life provides an amazing platform for us to connect with our neighborhood and our peer businesses in the area. So networking with businesses in Carmel Valley, especially at places like the Torrey Hills Center, has allowed us to just build relationships over time, build trust with them, which is very important, and then […]

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Have you seen the #LikeAGirl video making the rounds recently?  If not, take a minute (OK, three minutes) to watch it and then read on.  The video is a social experiment.  First, the director asks teenage girls and boys to “run like a girl”, “fight like a girl” and “throw like a girl.”  Then she […]

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Dirty Dogs and Hotel Indigo Raise $1,500 for “Furry” Non-Profit  Del Mar was bustling with dogs Wednesday night as Hotel Indigo hosted the latest in a series of dog-focused fundraisers called Bark After Dark.  The bi-monthly fundraisers are organized by local dog wash, Dirty Dogs.  The event drew more than 200 dog owners and their […]

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When a man comes into my dental office, I always ask them “Do you have a toothache or did your wife make you this appointment?” Inevitably the man responds “Yes” to one or both of the questions. Men are less likely than women to take care of their physical health, and according to studies and […]

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With the lowest child-to-coach ratios in Southern California, Super Soccer Stars is thrilled to finally bring classes to Carmel Valley families! Super Soccer Stars is a child-development program that offers skills-based classes for children ages 2-12 years old.  The program was founded in NYC in 2001 by Gustavo Szulansky – a father of three and […]

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People often ask me about how the interest rates impact the monthly mortgage payment for a home.  When the interest rate changes, how much of an impact does that have on the monthly payment?  You will find that for each eighth of a difference in the interest rate, for example you go from 4.25% to […]

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