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Get Creative with Your New Years Resolutions

January 8, 2019 No Comment

Well here we go Carmel Valley San Diego…time to start a new year and maybe some of those dreaded but motivating New Year’s resolutions! As a fitness professional, this is my favorite time of year. I love to see the gyms in our community, packed full of new folks trying something new or just getting […]

Healthy Holiday Dancing

December 11, 2018 No Comment

The holiday season usually means reconnecting with family and friends, bundling up around the fireplace or taking a much-needed vacation. But for many dancers in the community of Carmel Valley San Diego, it’s a balancing act between their normal training routine and participating in the many holiday activities. This balancing act can be a tedious […]

The Importance of the Print is a Digital World

December 6, 2018 No Comment

In the new show Revolution, about a world after the world’s power suddenly ended, one of the characters pulls a long since dead iPhone from her bag and says, “You know the reason why I keep this? Because somewhere inside are the only pictures of my kids. First days, first steps – their whole lives, […]

Escape into Glamour Nails for an Afternoon of Relaxation

November 29, 2018 No Comment

There is no denying that Glamour Nails, located in the Torrey Hills Shopping Center, is a favorite amongst Carmel Valley residents. At any given time, you can peek in and see the row of luxurious spa chairs filled while guests sit back and relax while getting pampered. Glamour Nails is a professional nail salon that prides itself on […]

Carmel Knolls Park – A Great Place to Undwind

November 27, 2018 No Comment

Chances are if you live in or around the Carmel Valley area, you have probably been to Carmel Knolls Park a time or two. Carmel Knolls Park is a favorite of Carmel Valley residents, largely in part due to its gorgeous landscaping, fun playground and overall family friendly environment. It also boasts a big field, […]

Thanksgiving Edition: Teaching Kids to be Thankful & Caring

November 22, 2018 No Comment

As strange as it may seem, children are not born automatically to care about others. In fact, because humans are the only form of animal that is fully dependent on their caregivers at birth, it is only after a child takes in what it means to be cared for from the outside, that they can […]

Fall Into Warmth

November 20, 2018 No Comment

Fall back, spring forward. The leaves fall off the trees. The sun and the moon fall and rise, lending us equal days and nights. Fall in love with your sweaters again. Fall in love with cinnamon, nutmeg, vanilla, spice. Fall in love with browns and the muted color pallet, the earth has to offer. Fall […]

Breathe Better, Sleep Better, Live Better

November 15, 2018 2 Comments

It’s another typical evening, and your family is getting ready for bed. You put the kids to sleep after walking the dogs, and now both you and your bed partner are ready to call it a night. You each retreat to your “separate” bedrooms. Yes, separate bedrooms! Oddly enough, you are not alone as Snoring […]

Fall Harvest Dinner at Amici’s Ristobar

November 13, 2018 No Comment

Amici’s Ristobar is celebrating the peak of autumn with a Fall Harvest Dinner to honor the bounty of fall produce yielded this year. The dinner, which will be held at the Carmel Valley restaurant on Sunday, November 18 will run through the dinner service and will focus on seasonal ingredients, as well as fall favorites, aiming […]

Machu Picchu’s High Road Can Be The “Short Trail”

November 8, 2018 No Comment

Hidden from modern civilization until Yale archaeologist Hiram Bingham discovered Machu Picchu in 1911, the Peruvian site is a relative newcomer to the world’s stage of not-to-be-missed wonders. Named the “lost city” by Bingham, the historic ruin is the most prominent legacy of the Incans and has the distinction of being on both the World […]

A Neighborhood Favorite: Del Mar Trails Park

November 6, 2018 No Comment

After a long day cooped up at work or school, it’s always nice to have a nearby park to go to in order to breathe in some fresh air and unwind after a long day. With Del Mar Trails Park being a central location in Carmel Valley, in particularly for those living near Carmel Mountain […]

The Ride to Vote: Use Lyft to Exercise Your Rights

November 1, 2018 No Comment

The Ride to Vote Discounted/Free Lyft Rides on Election Day in San Diego County With past elections, people have cited transportation as one of the top reasons why they didn’t vote (ex.). That’s why this election year, Lyft wanted to remove that barrier and make it easier for people across the country to exercise their […]