Owner of Amba boutique and gallery, Nirmala Jagannath, opened her first store 10 years ago after her job as head of the Scripps La Jolla out-patient mental health clinic abruptly ended. She says she was so depressed leaving her patients scattered to various locations in the city that she decided to …

Last week, Kiehl’s opened another store. This one is located in the Westfield UTC mall in La Jolla, right next door to my other new favorite store–Apple. I went to support my wonderful friend Heidi Hagemen, and her publicity firm H2 Public Relations…a damn good person whom I’ve gotten to know …

I’ve got a few friends who doubt the star power of this boutique with 2 locations–one in La Jolla and one in Solana Beach. Maybe it’s because I know this smart owner or the very saavy sales associates, but for my taste, this store is on the cutting edge of SoCal …

Since opening its first store in 1999, Francesca’s Collections has become one of the fastest-growing women’s fashion retailers in the country. This publicly held company, with locations in over 41 states, provides its shoppers with an eclectic, carefully chosen assortment of treasured items. The best part is that dresses cost an …

I met this amazing young women while in New York covering Fashion Week. She trains the pop singer Rihanna and singer/songwriter Ester Dean as well as a few more influential clients. She’s a Nike sponsored martial arts fusion trainer, and she inspired me to find my own fitness program in San …