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Gator By The Bay Festival Returns to San Diego for 14th Year

April 24, 2015 No Comment

San Diego’s 14th annual Gator By The Bay is the largest, most authentic Louisiana-themed music and food festival this side of the bayou. The festival will be held from May 7-10, 2015 at the Spanish Landing Park, across from San Diego International Airport. Presented by San Diego’s Bon Temps Social Club, it features four days of live […]

The Top Three Reasons Your Daughter Needs to Play a Sport

April 9, 2015 No Comment

Maybe it’s just me, but I have a growing, crippling fear for the next generation of women. With television shows like Bad Girls’ Club, 16 and Pregnant, and Jersey Shore becoming an integral piece of pop culture, you have to wonder if there’s anything good influencing our girls anymore? These days, girls are learning how […]

Fun at the Carmel Valley Park & Rec Center

March 26, 2015 2 Comments

We hope you all have registered with the Carmel Valley Park & Recreation Center! Currently, Child and Babysitter Safety, Chess Lessons for Kids, Jr. Sports, Laser Tag, Lacrosse, Basketball, Volleyball, Soccer, X-treme Dodge ball, Gym Kids, Girls on the Run, and Tennis are in session. Registration began on December 10, and youth activities began shortly […]

Local Preschool Collaborates with Dr. Shah of UCSD!

February 19, 2015 No Comment

FasTracKids Collaboration with Dr. Shah, Assistant Professor at UCSD On Jan 29th & 30th FasTracKids Carmel Valley/Del Mar hosted Dr. Sameer Shah, a FasTracKids parent & Assistant Professor at UCSD. FasTracKids is an interactive child-centered preschool program designed to provide students from diverse backgrounds the skills and confidence required to succeed. Technology is strongly integrated into […]

Something to Bark About: Dog Social a Huge Success

February 2, 2015 No Comment

The event was held as part of the BARK After DARK series that are hosted at local, dog-friendly locations and usually involve food and drinks for people and promotional give-aways from healthy dog food companies. If you have a restaurant or brewery where you would like to host a BARK After DARK, please email […]

Benefits of Kindermusik for Preschoolers

January 28, 2015 No Comment

FasTrack Music is based on Kindermusik International’s ABC Music & Me program. Targeting preschoolers, three to five years old, FasTrack Music is much more than a music class. Centered around storytelling, imaginative play and taking turns, FasTrack Music curriculum includes 12 different CD-based modules. The theme is changed monthly to focus on different areas of a child’s development. […]

Do You Remember that Game Red Light Green Light?

January 27, 2015 No Comment

Do you remember that game Red Light Green Light? Ever play it as a kid? In the oh so special way my brain works, I started thinking of this childhood game with regards to resolutions. Green Light! I am going to lose weight I am going workout every morning I am going to stop drinking alcohol […]

San Diego Movie Review: Big Hero 6

January 15, 2015 No Comment

I have to admit, I went in a bit biased the first time I saw Big Hero 6, but I was pleasantly surprised to find a film boasting quality more than what I had expected. After a pretty bland year in animation for Disney, loosely based on the identically named graphic novel series was quite […]

Dog Groomer “Dirty Dogs” Opens in Carlsbad, CA

January 9, 2015 No Comment

Dirty Dogs is growing and quickly becoming North County’s top dog groomer. Recently opening up its newest store in Carlsbad, California, Dirty Dogs now has a total of five stores in North county. Hi, my name’s Elias Btesh. I’m here at Dirty Dogs. We’re at our Carlsbad location for our grand opening this weekend. We’re […]

The Health Benefits of “Playing Your Game”

December 12, 2014 No Comment

Do you know the film Miracle? One of my favorites. Always down for a good sports flick and LOVE rooting for the underdog. I have this film saved on my DVR and sometimes I watch 10-15 minutes just to fire me up when I need some inspiration. Yet another random fact about me you do not […]

Gila Rut – Voted the #1 Salon in San Diego

November 26, 2014 No Comment

The Fall Season a Trifecta at Gila Rut The fall season at Gila Rut Aveda Salons has never been so busy … so successful … or so hauntingly beautiful! It’s hard to know where to start – but let’s just say that great things often happen in three’s. Gila Rut Voted #1 Salon in San […]

Vivacity Introduces Fall Fashion in Rancho Santa Fe

November 17, 2014 No Comment

p style=”text-align: center;”> We’re here today doing our photo shoot for Fall 2015 already. We’re at the beautiful Crosby Clubhouse in Rancho Santa Fe. There’s a lot of new things that we’re introducing to the line. We’ve done a big refresh on some of our pieces, especially our Signature Collection. We have Nick Abadilla Photography […]