A Life Well Lived: Shining a light on one of our own bright stars, Darlene Davies Posted on March 1, 2017 “Look!” exclaims Darlene Davies with delight. “The trees think it’s spring!” We are strolling through Balboa Park, where even in mid-February, trees are bursting with white blooms. The park is alive with activity on…
At Home with Susan Spath Posted on February 27, 2017 Sitting in her sun-splashed Rancho Santa Fe breakfast room, where floor-to-ceiling doors overlook the swimming pool, vegetable garden, and in the distance, rows of fruit trees, interior designer Susan Spath takes in the brilliant blue sky and lush landscape, intensely green from recent winter’s rains.…
Scout’s Honor Posted on Feb. 17, 2017 Dylan Langer was looking for a special project to fulfill his Eagle Scout service requirement. “I wanted something that would connect to me,” says the seventeen-year-old Langer. An avid reader, he discovered Little Free Library, a global nonprofit that registers public sites to borrow and lend books. Using…
Jacqui Grande: Expert Gemologist Published on Jan. 25, 2017 Before designing award-winning, custom fine jewelry, Jacqui Grande earned a Bachelor of Science in Biology at Purdue University and continued her education by pursuing a Master of Science in Immunology while working as a biological research assistant at The Salk Institute. This deep-rooted knowledge of chemical…
A Need For Speed Posted on January 01, 2017 Don’t blame Denise Mueller alone for her drive to achieve nearly unimaginable bicycling goals. After all, the self-proclaimed “adrenaline junkie” probably comes by it genetically. Mueller’s father, at age 70, biked the perimeter of the continental U.S. — all 12,100 miles — in just over nine…