This spring, when the space shuttle Atlantis launches on its final repair mission to the aging Hubble Space Telescope, a former San Diegan will be among its seven-member astronaut crew. First-time flyer Megan McArthur received her PhD from the Scripps Institute of Oceanography in 2002. McArthur, a NASA Mission Specialist 2 (also known as Shuttle…
Twins Ruth and Sara Levy, partners in Double Take Fashion Styling, have taken their style show on the road. The twins, first profiled in Ranch & Coast last September, recently appeared on the Rachael Ray show in New York. The Levys showed Ray their foolproof formula for dressing to help women hide figure flaws and…
Celebrating its tenth anniversary this month, Ocean Discovery Institute (ODI, formerly Aquatic Adventures) provides tuition-free hands-on science programs to over 6,000 under-served and at-risk youths each year. Director and founder Shara Fisler was an instructor in physical and biological oceanography and evolutionary biology at the University of San Diego for nine years. “Connecting to the…
Christopher Rutgers calls himself “the original case study” for his organization, Outdoor Outreach, a local nonprofit that motivates at-risk and underprivileged kids through activities like backpacking, kayaking, rock climbing, snowboarding, and surfing. “I came from a really abusive background,” he explains. “I was a mess as a kid. All the problems that we see…