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Andrei’s Conscious Cuisine & Cocktails Launches New Summer Menu

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By Greer Wylder
June 26, 2018

Andrei’s Conscious Cuisine & Cocktails, the popular modern eatery boasting Mediterranean flavors and locally-sourced ingredients, launched a new menu to celebrate the start of summer. Executive Chef Porfirio Gomez utilizes the season’s freshest produce to create new lunch and dinner dishes, as well as a new dessert. New menu items include Eggplant Caponata made with zucchini noodles, summer vegetable crudité, eggplant and Sonoma Balsamic Reduction; and Wild-Caught Lingcod made with Red Miso-glazed Pacific Lingcod, steamed Basmati Rice, spinach, and bell pepper chutney. Joining the current lineup of specialty cocktails is the Back in Black Snow Cone, made with Ketel Vodka,…

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IVI Vision Celebrates National Sunglass Day

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By Greer Wylder
June 26, 2018

Orange County-based IVI Vision is celebrating National Sunglass Day on Wednesday, June 27 by offering a $100 off special on its best-selling women’s frame, the Daggerwing. Its oversized butterfly shape with a hint of cat eye is ultra-flattering on women. The Daggerwing is available in eight colorways. The frame normally retails for $260, take $100 off now through Sunday, July 1. National Sunglass Day is a commemorative date held annually on June 27 celebrating the importance of wearing shades to protect the eyes from the sun's harsh ultraviolet (UV) rays. IVI Vision’s fashionable eyewear is not only made from premium…

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Newport Beach Parenting Life Coach Daniel Patterson debuts “The Assertive Parent”

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By Greer Wylder
June 26, 2018

Being a teenager is arguably harder now than ever before. Societal pressures are ever-present including wanting to feel validated on social media, the constant news cycle sensationalizing crime, peer pressure to engage in various activities, more accessibility to substances and medications, pressure to get into a dream college, and school violence. Former teacher and school administrator, and parenting and teen life coach Daniel Patterson, shares his extensive knowledge on proactive and reactive parenting in his first book, “The Assertive Parent,” in hopes of modifying the approach parents take in raising their teenagers.  “One of the toughest things about raising teenagers is…

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Celebrate Your 4th with Extra Flair (and Flags!)

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By Greer Wylder
June 25, 2018

Liven up your space this summer with a Vintage Indigo Flag from Molly Wood Garden Design - Orange County’s favorite award-winning landscape and garden design firm. These beautiful, naturally-worn flags are the perfect Americana addition to any indoor or outdoor space, and a must-have just in time for the Fourth of July! Available in various sizes & shades of indigo and white, these flags are a great statement piece that can blend into any Boho Chic, Modern or Traditional home style. Even better, Greer’s OC subscribers and followers can take an extra 15% off purchase!  Check them out in-store or…

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Vestal Village Hosts 10th Anniversary Party at SeaLegs at The Beach

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By Greer Wylder
June 25, 2018

Vestal Watch Company is partnering with SeaLegs at the Beach to celebrate the 10th Anniversary of Vestal Village, a new multi-day music and entertainment experience, previously an exclusive invite-only event held on a Lake near Palm Springs during the festival season in April. Vestal Village at the beach will kick-off on Thursday, June 28 in Huntington Beach (Bolsa Chica) and last through Sunday, July 1. With music at the forefront of everything Vestal does, they are excited to be bringing their annual Vestal Village event to the beach where music fans from all over can experience some of SoCal’s best-undiscovered…

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