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PizzaRev Debuts Two San Diego Restaurants

March 10, 2015 No Comment

Build-Your-Own Pizza Shop Hosts Grand Openings to Benefit Local High Schools and San Diego Boys and Girls Clubs PizzaRev is bringing a PizzaRev-olution to San Diego. The fast-growing build-your-own artisanal pizza concept will mark the openings of two new restaurants with “Pizzas for a Purpose” fundraising events. On March 5th and March 12th, guests are invited […]

Two Guys from Italy Shape Carmel Valley Dining Landscape

March 9, 2015 No Comment

The Carmel Valley dining experience is changing quickly and two guys are at the forefront of the new landscape. Many Carmel Valley residents are frequent visitors to Villa Capri in Piazza Carmel – the only truly authentic Italian Restaurant in the area. I was lucky enough to be invited to a private party a few weeks back […]

Carmel Valley Urged to Donate Dancewear to Give Hope

February 23, 2015 No Comment

As in most dance schools, ushering out the old year and in with the new also means it’s time for a little ‘housekeeping’. I know in our studio and I suspect we are not alone, we accumulate a wealth of left behind clothing, including dancewear from September through December. Don’t ask me how or why; […]

Non-Profit Rings in Happy Holidays for Military Families

December 1, 2014 No Comment

Dance Hearts/Bells of Freedom Rings in Happy Holidays for Military Families San Diego based Dance Hearts, a recognized 501 (c) 3 Public Charity and Bells of Freedom, a program specifically designed to care for U.S. military families, kicks off two events aimed at making the Holidays for our local enlisted men, women and their families […]

Timing…The Key to Success for Dance & Life

November 21, 2014 No Comment

In dance, everything is timing. You hear it each time you walk through the classroom or rehearsal hall…5, 6, 7 8! To be in perfect time will more likely translate into a perfect performance. Another kind of “timing” also contributes to a dancer’s progress and success. That one deals with the battle all of us […]

Digital Media Literacy Non-Profit to Fast Pitch in Final Round of “Advance San Diego”

October 16, 2014 No Comment

Outside the Lens, Digital Media Literacy Non-Profit for At-Risk Youth, to Fast Pitch in Final Round of “Advance San Diego” Out of 67 applications, and 30 semi-finalists, Outside the Lens—an arts and digital media literacy non-profit—has been selected by San Diego Social Venture Partners, a local non-profit giving organization, to be a finalist at “Advance […]

High-End Apartment Community Opens in Torrey Hills

October 15, 2014 No Comment

MBK Rental Living is making fast progress at Ocean Air Apartment Homes at Torrey Hills, a high-end collection of 100 for-lease townhomes and flats in San Diego, Calif. The completion of the community’s new model home took place on October 11th during a Model Grand Opening event for prospective buyers. This intimate community is rising on […]

Back to School, Back to Dance – How to Come Back Strong

September 9, 2014 No Comment

Each year in September we welcome the eager faces of our returning Carmel Valley dancers home after a month of rest and relaxation. It doesn’t matter if the dancer is four years old, a teen or mature adult; it doesn’t matter if the dancer is a beginner, a seasoned competitor or recreational dancer, it is […]

Carmel Valley Home Offers Open Concept Living Space

July 17, 2014 No Comment

This property is located in the master planned community of Pacific Highlands Ranch in Carmel Valley. Built in 2006, this home is part of the Arabella neighborhood and sits on an interior lot on a quiet street. The lovely Spanish-Style home is beautifully landscaped and features a porte cochere courtyard. What I really love about […]

Five San Diego Summer Events You Won’t Want to Miss

July 8, 2014 No Comment

With summer underway and countless activities beckoning locals and tourists alike, it’s time to break out those calendars and mark down the season’s hottest happenings. From surf contests to twinkies and superhero-clad beer drinkers, this summer’s events don’t fall short on entertainment or fun. Here are a few San Diego summer events you don’t want […]

The Importance of Dance, Music and the Arts in Our Local Schools

June 19, 2014 No Comment

It is good to be back in the writer’s chair again. I want to thank David Moya and his incredible and supportive staff for allowing me to take some time from my regular articles appearing on The Carmel Valley Life website to spend additional time with my wife as we tended to the needs of […]

High School Senior Portraits – Then and Now

March 17, 2014 No Comment

If you graduated from high school in the U.S. or Canada, you’ve had a senior portrait made for the yearbook. If that year of graduation was between 1950 and about 1975, it was probably black and white, was a smiling, head and shoulders portrait, probably in a suit or fake tux for the boys, and maybe […]