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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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...
