Reach for the Stars at Astra Lumina

I don’t know about you but I’m missing the holiday season. This was the first year so much of it “clicked” with Mabel and it truly was magical to see Christmas through her eyes. One of our favorite activities this year was looking for houses […]

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A Day at South Coast Botanic Garden

So many botanical gardens, so little time. I find one of the best ways to spend an afternoon is in the gardens. Crazy enough, I’d never made it to South Coast Botanic Garden. South Coast is located in the South Bay’s Palos Verdes and is […]

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Stonefire Grill Arrives in Torrance with Plenty of Gluten-Free Fare

(I have loved Stonefire Grill for several years now and was so excited when they invited me out to experience their newest location in Torrance. Alas, I could not make it to the South Bay in time so I had our awesome contributor, Melanie, go […]

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STACKED Restaurants Turns 5! #FoodWellBuilt

  It was five years ago this month that co-founders Paul Motenko and Jerry Hennessy opened the first STACKED: Food Well Built in Torrance, Calif. Now with four additional restaurants in Thousand Oaks, Cerritos, Huntington Beach, and San Diego, STACKED estimates that guests have customized more than 3 […]

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