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Have Your Own Caddy for Life

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By Greer Wylder
November 16, 2009

There is no busier time than the holidays, but there’s a personal assistance/concierge company based in the Newport area that should make this time easier for you. Lifestyle Caddy is a team of agents that go out to people’s homes and offices to do whatever needs to be done. They run errands, plan and staff events, buy, wrap and ship gifts, address and send cards, make travel arrangements ... you name it. And they have referrals, so can check out what individuals and companies have said about them. 1048 Irvine Ave. #318, in Newport Beach. 949.608.7366.

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Hush! Be a Winner This Week!

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By Greer Wylder
November 15, 2009

OK, here’s some good news for Monday! We are starting a weekly contest. Each Monday, we’ll announce a contest with fabulous prize. And each Friday, we will pick the winner. Today, here’s the deal. You can win a $100 dinner at the fabulous Hush restaurant in Laguna Beach this week. Just post news of this contest on Facebook, send us a screen capture of it, and you are entered! We’ll announce the winner Friday!

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Vintage Trunk Show Sunday!

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By Greer Wylder
November 12, 2009

“The Living Room” Salon in Costa Mesa is throwing a trunk show this Sunday! Four decades of vintage clothing, shoes, handbags and accessories. Wine and hors d’oeuvres will be served, so bring a friend! The Living Room is at 123 Rochester Street in Costa Mesa (right behind Grants for Guns on Newport Blvd.). Sunday, noon to 3 p.m. 123 Rochester St. in Costa Mesa. 949.631.0808.

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Shopping for a Good Cause

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By Greer Wylder
November 12, 2009

Shop for a cause! Help abused children in OC and find unique holiday gifts all at the same time. You can attend the Childhelp Holiday Boutique and Luncheon Monday, from 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Hyatt, Regency, Irvine. 9:30 a.m. shopping extravaganza begins; 11:30 a.m. luncheon. 17900 Jamboree Rd. in Irvine. Tickets cost $75. 949.548.4228.

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Chocolate Love!

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By Greer Wylder
November 10, 2009

Local chocoholics, I have the best news for you since Tracey Downey moved to Xan Confections. C.C. Brown’s Hot Fudge Sauce (est.1906 and reportedly the country’s first chocolate sauce) is now available online or at the Five Crowns in Corona del Mar. It took Clarence Clifton Brown two decades to perfect (you have to love that kind of dedication/obsession). A long celebrity fan base includes icons such as Marilyn Monroe, Marlon Brando, Bob Hope, John Travolta, Michael J. Fox, and Phil Collins. Back in the day, long lines formed at C.C. Brown’s Hollywood Boulevard ice cream shop near Grauman’s (now…

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