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After much persuasion from her loyal fashion fanatics, Kiki Sonboleh has opened up her third Jacques LeLong boutique in Carmel Valley, San Diego in the Torrey Hills Shopping Center.  With two other locations, located in La Jolla and Downtown San Diego, Jacques LeLong is an upscale boutique that has been around for over 25 years […]

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Welcome to CeramiCafe in Del Mar – a relaxing and friendly place adults and children alike can come together and personalize a ceramic creation.  Ceramicafe offers over 500 blank premade ceramics to choose from as well as a large selection of paints, stencils, and stamps to aid in your decoration.  Follow the instructions of nothing […]

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For many of us, the Holiday Season can be the most difficult time of the year for those trying to lose weight.  Times spent together with family and friends, the company Holiday party; it’s a time for lots of eating and drinking.  Every occasion is an excuse to take a holiday from our normal eating […]

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FasTracKids is a multi-day preschool and camp program designed to prepare children for the future.  Established in 2007, FasTracKids was located at the Torrey Hills Shopping Center in Carmel Valley until it moved in 2010 to its current location on Mango Drive in Del Mar, CA.  FasTracKids caters to children between the ages of 3 […]

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What is that loud noise?  It sounds like my home alarm clock, but why is it coming from my cell phone?  I didn’t change the ring tone? After purchasing my new blackberry a few months ago I began to receive unsolicited emergency alerts that were accompanied by an obnoxiously loud notification sound.  I would quickly […]

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As a family owned and operated store, Dirty Dogs prides itself in providing the best experience for you and your pet.  Founded in 2008, Salomon, Regina, Elias, Nisha, and Joel Btesh, have been working together as a family to inspire and revolutionize the pet industry.  They pride themselves in giving each one of their customers a one-of-a-kind experience […]

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While recently exploring through The Carmel Valley Life I realized it’s been a year since I have been involved with this wonderful community website.  It occurred to me how quickly this past year has gone by, and almost gave me a strange feeling because I can perfectly remember writing my first article about the holidays […]

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Village Mill Bread Company has been bringing the community of Carmel Valley San Diego, delicious and fresh baked bread for a wonderful 17 years.  Located in Del Mar Heights Shopping Center between Jimbos…Naturally! and Barnes & Noble, sits this little bakery that stops at nothing to bring its customers a variety and the very best […]

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How would you feel if you are invisible, and not believed to be real?  Jack Frost (Chris Pine), a boy with silvery hair, blue hoodie, and a mysterious past, is the main character of the new DreamWorks animation “Rise of the Guardians” opening on Nov 21, 2012.  In one of my favorite early scenes of […]

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I happened to be sitting in Barnes and Noble and saw the cover of Fitness Magazine, with Elle MacPherson on the cover – WOW!!! At 48 years old, I think she looks better than she ever has!  In reading the article, I was so impressed by her attitude toward her life and what keeps her […]

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My birthplace, Dallas, has transformed from a mid-sized Texas town to a booming metropolis since that fateful day in November, 1963.  Along the way, on President’s Day, 1989, The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza, in the Texas School Book Depository – a building that shares an infamous place in history with the Ford Theatre […]

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Del Mar Charity’s “Water for Christmas” Makes a Splash! 1 Billion Thirsty, a local grass roots charity raising awareness and funds to support clean water projects in developing countries, held their annual “Water for Christmas” event at Woody’s in Solana Beach on Wednesday, December 5th. More than 100 supporters and guests attended the fundraiser which […]

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