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MaxLove Project and The Charlie Cart Project: culinary programs to children’s hospitals

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By Greer Wylder
October 23, 2017

MaxLove Project—an Orange County nonprofit dedicated to improving the lives of child cancer patients, survivors and their families—recently raised $240,000 to launch an initiative in partnership with Northern California-based The Charlie Cart Project that will put a nutritional teaching kitchen in every children’s hospital in the country. The partnership was unveiled Sept. 23 at Tanaka Farms in Irvine where MaxLove Project holds their annual Farm to Fork dinner. The Charlie Cart is a mobile teaching kitchen equipped with a sink, oven, pantry storage, kitchen supplies and more. Each cart costs $9,500, as opposed to the enormous expense of constructing a…

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Joyful Noise Music Therapy by Kalifornia Karl

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By Greer Wylder
October 23, 2017

Orange County native and musician, Karl Detken has performed since he was 13 years old in TV shows, in the film, “Duets” starring Gwyneth Paltrow, and was even a Star Search winner. Today he lives for bringing joy to retirees, seniors and hospital patients who are hurt or are healing-----with Kalifornia Karl's Joyful Noise Music Therapy.. "Each performance has something magical in it," Detken said. "Last week a daughter of one of the patients came up to me afterwards and started crying and said it was the first time she had seen her mother laugh and smile in 20 years.…

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The Mini Pink Party

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By Greer Wylder
October 20, 2017

SeaLegs at the Beach in Huntington Beach is celebrating the launch of internet sensation, The Fat Jewish’s, White Girl Wines champagne collection on Sunday, Oct. 22 at noon. The “Mini Pink Party” will take place at the beachfront venue hosted by The Fat Jewish and Alicia Whitney, owner of SeaLegs at the Beach. Guests are encouraged to wear pink to celebrate and party with The Fat Jewish and Las Vegas DJ DIG DUG. The Fat Jew got his start in the show biz world as an E! News Channel correspondent and has since gone on to create his own comedic…

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New To Laser Hair Removal?

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By Greer Wylder
October 20, 2017

New to laser hair removal? New clients at Image Perfect Laser in Irvine can take advantage of a limited time special--$250 for four Laser Hair Removal sessions through Oct. 31, 2017. You can choose one small body area. The offer is limited to two packages per person. Image Perfect Laser uses the best lasers available, the LightSheer from Lumenis, to minimize the number of treatments you will need and maximize the effectiveness. All procedures are performed by Registered Nurses who have years of experience, ensuring your safety at all times. All new patients must be medically cleared and complete an…

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Irvine Offers Amazon a One-Click HQ2

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By Greer Wylder
October 19, 2017

Today City of Irvine made public its proposal for Amazon’s second headquarters - and it’s got more to offer than just 300 sunny days a year. Irvine’s unique proposal is one no other city can offer: a fully financed and fully approved one-click solution for a new headquarters in the center of the best technology recruitment region in the world – Southern California. With the proposal, Amazon will not be required to invest capital for land acquisition, buildings or entitlements to build its new campus. Irvine Company is offering to provide Amazon all 8 million square feet of interconnected campuses…

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