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OC’s Organic, Vegan Chocolate Shop

By Greer Wylder

April 03, 2023

Cocoa Parlor - the local Laguna Niguel-based vegan, organic chocolate shop crafting award-winning truffles, bars, and chocolate couverture has launched its limited-time, Easter holiday offerings available in-store for pick up, as well as shipping nationwide. These limited-time sweets include Cocoa Parlor’s Pink Raspberry Bunnies ($15), made with solid raspberry white chocolate, naturally flavored with freeze-dried raspberry powder for the perfect spring-time pink, and Dark Chocolate Peanut Butter Filled Bullfrogs ($6) crafted with rich dark chocolate and salty peanut butter; these frogs can satisfy anyone’s sweet tooth; and the classic Dark Chocolate Boxed Bunny ($32). As with all of Cocoa Parlor’s confections, the Dark Chocolate Boxed Bunnies…

Spend Saturday at A Slow Market

By Greer Wylder

March 31, 2023

A Slow Market Pop-Up curated by The Great Love Club is based on sustainability, local, organic, and whole. Shop from 20 small local businesses this Saturday, April 1 from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. at A Slow Market Pop-Up at The Lab in Costa Mesa. Choose from jewelry, apothecary, vintage, skincare, nutrition, ceramics, grocery, and candles. There will also be FREE drop-in wellness sessions during the market that include Pilates, yoga, acupuncture, sound healing, energy clearing, astrology, and guided journaling. Sign up for sessions here.FREE Beverages to enjoy at the market include Vina, De La Calle – Tepache, and Better Booch.Organic food…

Pure Barre OC 14 Year Anniversary Party

By Greer Wylder

March 23, 2023

Pure Barre Newport Beach, Irvine, Mission Viejo and Huntington Beach celebrate 14 years of bringing Barre to the OC. On Saturday, March 25 from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m., enjoy free classes at the studios to celebrate with raffle’s each hour from local and corporate vendors. Vendors include Beauty Counter, Perfect Bar, Suja, Koral, Beauty and Fashion giveaways from Nux, Tavi, 33threads, Beyond Yoga, and more. Gifts from Perfect Bar, Neen Bakes, Territory Foods, Beauty with a Mission, Mantra Bands, Facial Lounge, Purps, Suja, Arbonne, OC Soccer, Compass, Yoga 6, Stretch Lab, nanny.com, The Aesthetic Retreat, Beak Brain Institute, Chef Clau’s Bread,…

Q&A with Dr. Tanya Dansky—Learn About MemorialCare’s FDA-cleared Virtual Exam Kit

By Greer Wylder

March 22, 2023

Can you imagine having a comprehensive medical exam performed by a physician virtually from the comfort of your home? For the first time, MemorialCare's FDA-cleared Virtual Exam Kit powered by TytoCare makes it possible. The future of healthcare is here! It saves you the hassle of trips to the doctor's office or urgent care. MemorialCare is the only health system in Orange County to offer this capability to its patients.I wanted to learn more about these Virtual Exam Kits and was grateful to speak to Dr. Tanya Dansky, the Senior Medical Director at MemorialCare Medical Group.1.Telehealth really took off during…

The Ecology Center’s Annual Strawberry U-Pick Returns This Spring

By Greer Wylder

March 22, 2023

The Ecology Center, San Juan Capistrano’s 28-acre farm and education center, is hosting its annual Strawberry U-Pick interactive farm experience beginning Thursday, March 30. Embrace the colorful abundance of spring with the only Regenerative Organic Certified™ strawberries available in Southern California, open to the public Thursdays through Sundays from 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. With the purchase of a ticket, U-pick guests will embark on a self-guided exploration of the farm with three stops along the way, each touching upon the theme, “Somos Campesinos” (“we are farmers”). After the educational tour, guests are encouraged to venture into the fields and fill…