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Betsy Sanz is mother to two teenagers and a “big kid.” She is also the editor of (and oftentimes contributor to) Marmalade Magazine. Betsy resides in the city of Orange.
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February 1, 2015 •
2015, Entertainment, People & Profiles, Toddlers •
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Comments Off on Gustafer Yellowgold’s Show
The Guy from the Sun Comes to the Segerstrom Center for the Arts A cross between “Yellow Submarine” and Dr. Seuss. That’s how the New York Times described the fantastical world surrounding Gustafer Yellowgold, the guy from the sun who landed in the...
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January 1, 2015 •
2015, Big Kids, Education & Learning, Home Life, January 2015, Technology, Teens and Pre-Teens •
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Comments Off on Back to the Book
Is Your Household in Need of a Slow Reading Revolution? When I was a kid, and a teenager, and a young mom, books were my entertainers and my stress reducers. There was literally no activity that eclipsed that of reading. I would do it for hours, tucking...
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December 1, 2014 •
2014, Big Kids, Community, December 2014, Education & Learning, People & Profiles, Teens and Pre-Teens •
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Comments Off on Touching Lives with Hope
KidWorks in Santa Ana is Restoring At-Risk Neighborhoods, One Life at a Time Sixteen-year-old Sandra Cervantes grew up on Townsend Street, one of the toughest gang neighborhoods in Santa Ana. As a girl, she knew where the gangsters hung out and after school...
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November 1, 2014 •
2014, Cover Story, Entertainment, November 2014 •
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Comments Off on You’re an Entertaining One, Mr. Grinch
Broadway’s #1 Holiday Hit Comes to Segerstrom Center for the Arts December 10–14 Photos by paparazzibyappointment.com It’s a holiday story that is so charming, it defies seasonal constraints. In our household, How the Grinch Stole Christmas! by Dr....
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October 1, 2014 •
2014, Cover Story, Education & Learning, October 2014, People & Profiles, Teens and Pre-Teens •
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Comments Off on One Student, One Teacher
How Halstrom Academy designs academic paths for individual success hen you stop and think about it, traditional schools are strangely amazing. Put hundreds, often thousands, of pre-teens or teens into a few square acres and a handful of buildings, with a 40:1...
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September 1, 2014 •
2014, Cover Story, Education & Learning, People & Profiles, September 2014, Teens and Pre-Teens •
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Comments Off on Fairmont Homestay: Hosting International Students Can Be an Experience of a Lifetime
Attending a top 100 university, as defined by U.S. News & World Report, is not only a goal for U.S. students; it’s a goal for many international students as well. To prepare for studying at a notable American university, international families send...
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September 1, 2014 •
2014, Cooking & Dining Out, September 2014 •
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Comments Off on BRIO Tuscan Grille: A Bit of Tuscany Comes to the Irvine Spectrum
There is no such thing as too much Italian food, especially if it’s good Italian food. BRIO Tuscan Grille, now open at the Irvine Spectrum, adds a fresh destination for Italian food lovers from any corner of Orange County. BRIO is a chef-driven,...
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August 1, 2014 •
2014, August 2014, Community, Food, People & Profiles •
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Comments Off on Wheat & Sons: A New Butcher Shop Offers a Fresh Look at Dinner
The sight of a whole slaughtered pig is not necessarily a comfortable one. When the first half of a carcass is hanging from the ceiling and the second half of it is laid across a giant wooden cutting surface in a post-mortem holding pattern as the butcher...
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July 1, 2014 •
2014, Community, Food, July 2014 •
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Comments Off on With Foodie Families At Heart: The Anaheim Packing District Opens its Doors
It’s not a food court. It’s a food hall. And never would the Anaheim Packing District be mistaken for anything less. In fact, it might just be the hippest new dining destination in Orange County – and it has its sights set on making your family a bunch...
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June 1, 2014 •
Fashion & Trends, June 2014, People & Profiles •
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Comments Off on FATHERS MATTER (There’s a shirt to prove it.)
In the 1950s, father Jim Anderson knew best. In the 80s, Cliff Huxtable doled out wisecracking fatherly advice. And in the 90s, Al Bundy showed us that even cynical dads knew a thing or two. But today, who is defining the role of fathers, and who do kids look...
