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Vitae Coming Soon To Costa Mesa

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By Greer Wylder
May 11, 2017

Planet Home Living and Villa Real Estate have just announced Vitae, a new modern home community coming soon to Costa Mesa. Vitae is a  20-home development currently under construction near Bernard Street and Harbor Boulevard. It will feature two and three story homes with a modern design. The new community will fill a hard-to-find requirement of local home shoppers looking for something new in a walkable location, close to it all. Planet Home Living is an Orange County based development firm that specializes in small lot, single family residences, Vitae will start in the high $700,000’s. An interest list is…

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13th Annual Destination Independence 5K

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By Greer Wylder
May 10, 2017

On Saturday, May 13 you can help support the Blind Children’s Learning Center that offers individualized critical services for children with visual impairments by walking in the 13th Annual Destination Independence 5K Walk in Santa Ana. The walk welcomes Dr. Ashish Mehta, Pediatric Ophthalmologist at Southern California Permanente Medical Group and Dr. Ehsan Sadri, Ophthalmologist at Atlantis Eyecare as Honorary Co-Chairs. The walk kicks off at the Center’s Santa Ana campus, the Honorary Co-Chairs will be leading more than 400 walkers through neighboring streets returning to the campus for food and entertainment at a family sensory fun zone. Both doctors…

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Eat Like a Duck

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By Greer Wylder
May 10, 2017

The Anaheim Ducks have a good luck tradition. They go to True Food Kitchen Newport Beach and order a custom “good luck dish” before all home games. The good luck dish is Gluten Free Pasta with Double Blackened Chicken Pesto Sauce and Red Alfredo. So, True Food is doing something special and lucky for Ducks fans, too. If the Anaheim Ducks win on Wednesday, May 10, then on Thursday, May 11, True Food Kitchen Newport Beach will offer a free Herb Hummus appetizer with the purchase of any entrée (one free Herb Hummus per table). Good ONLY on Thursday, May 11,…

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Household Items needed at Illumination Foundation

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By Greer Wylder
May 09, 2017

Illumination Foundation, an Orange County nonprofit breaking the cycle of homelessness, housed over 160 individuals, including 63 households and 75 children in the first few months of 2017. Before moving the families and individuals into their new homes, the nonprofit helps them furnish the apartments to make the place feel like a real home. Now, there are more individuals and families on the waitlist for permanent housing, but it is in dire need of new and gently-used furniture and household items to furnish the permanent homes of individuals and families experiencing homelessness. They are in need of everyday household items,…

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Hold Me Bag, The Perfect Makeup Bag

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By Greer Wylder
May 09, 2017

If you’re looking for the perfect makeup bag for home or travel, look no further than the Hold Me Bag. They’re made right here in Orange County! The Hold Me Bag makes a great Mother’s Day gift, or for any occasion. It’s part cosmetic bag and brush organizer, it holds makeup in a zippered center section and keeps brushes in a neatly organized upright, dedicated section. It was designed to look like a vintage schoolgirl's book bag with a wrap-around self-tie. The Hold Me Bag comes in three sizes, and ten chic liners to choose from. The Hold Me Bag…

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