Home + Design

Home Styling for a Happy Home

Finding inspiration all around us, bringing joy into your space, and loving your home with Stephanie Rich. Article by Sarah Krueger | Photography by Joaquin Suarez From a long time banking career to full time home styling and staging, Stephanie Rich from Leather and Blush brings happiness to your home through individualized and high-end home styling.   What is Home Styling vs. Home Staging? Have you ever felt like you had a vision for how you want a room in your home to feel, but just...

Home Services

Lighting Your Home With Care

Solutions for home builds, renovations, luxury upgrades, and custom fixtures with Pacific View. Article by Sarah Krueger | Photography by Provided By Pacific View Electric From aspiring lawyer to successful electrician and business owner, San Diego native Cesar Roldan of Pacific View Electric offers wide ranging solutions for home and commercial lighting. From the time he was 17 years old until now, Cesar has committed himself to learning all aspects of the trade, quickly becoming an expert in...

Home Services

Plumbing with Purpose

On faith, perseverance, and running a plumbing business with heart Article by Sarah Krueger | Photography by Provided by Ability Plumbing PLUMBING For more than two decades, Ability Plumbing Service and Repair has served homes across San Diego County with expert, reliable plumbing solutions. Founder, Owner, and CEO Michael Sottile leads a team of skilled plumbers that provide exceptional workmanship in each and every one of their jobs. This family owned business is more than just a plumbing...

Local Services

Your Local Home-Grown Paint Contractor

Montgomery Paint owners Ray and Tess on family, fun, and quality work Article by Sarah Krueger | Photography by Provided by Montgomery Paint When you think of a typical homegrown, family-owned painting business built on trust, craftsmanship, and pride in their work — you are probably thinking of a business just like Montgomery Paint Contracting. Ray and Tess Montgomery are San Diego locals, first living in East County, then moving to Chula Vista nearly 10 years ago. Their painting business...

Local Services

Room to Grow

How a 30-year family-owned storage company is helping Chula Vista small businesses scale and thrive Article by Sarah Krueger | Photography by Provided by L St. Storage A staple in the Chula Vista community for 30 years, L Street Self Storage is a woman-owned, family-run business serving as the quiet engine of growth and support for community members and local creative entrepreneurs, right here in our own backyard. Despite the massive facility, L St. Self Storage is a relatively unassuming...

Entertainment

Lights, Camera, Action

A New Creative Hub Takes the Stage in Chula Vista, Spotlighting Opportunity and Entertainment for Locals Article by Sarha Krueger | Photography by Provided by CVEC Chula Vista has been building something special for years, largely out of the spotlight. Now, the city is ready to share it. Built on cultural history, family-run businesses, and homegrown creativity, the city has always had stories worth telling. With Aaron Roberts’ involvement, Chula Vista is beginning to tell them in new ways. ...

Fitness

Beyond Sweat

Hotworx infrared workouts help people hit their fitness goals while healing from the inside out Article by Sarah Krueger | Photography by Provided by Hotworx Imagine the setting. The lights are dim and the temperature in the room is way up. The muscles in your legs tense as your virtual coach counts down the minutes left in your high intensity interval. Beads of sweat drip from your hairline as your heart rate steadily rises. You look to your left to see just two other people—lost in their own...

Fitness

Your Best Year Yet

REVolutionize your BODY with fitness, focus, and friendship at RevBody Article by Sarah Krueger | Photography by Provided by RevBody For most of us, January is a season of new beginnings. From resolutions to routines, we have a renewed focus on making decisions that are better for our health and fitness. For Oscar and Xavier at RevBody, that sense of refocusing is not just a season. It’s a way of life. The RevBody Story Like many small business owners, Xavier and Oscar have humble...

Home + Design

Clean Home, Clear Mind

Cleaning rituals to transform your space and declutter your mind Article by Sarah Krueger Your home is your sanctuary. It’s where you cook, laugh, raise your children, and host your friends and family. It’s where you land at the end of the day to take a breath and where you kick your shoes off to relax. When your home feels lighter, you feel lighter.  After the busyness of the holidays, there’s something especially comforting about a clean home environment to start you on the right path for...

Entertainment

Keeping Traditions Alive

Magic's in the air as the Starlight Parade & Festival kicks off the holiday season Article by Sarah Krueger | Photography by Eric Scire & Spearhead Media, Conner Umphreyville If you grew up in Chula Vista, you’re probably familiar with the twinkling lights, glittering floats, and spirited horns of the high school marching bands as they glide by in the annual Starlight Parade—an event where where families and community members gather to revel in festive holiday fun. Since 1964, the Starlight...