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Tuesday February 19th, 2013

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San Francisco City Guide {Update}

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Today’s San Francisco City Guide update comes to us from Rebekah Carey McNall, owner of the wedding and event design company A & B Creative. On any given day, Rebekah can be found buzzing around the city in search of props for an upcoming wedding, meeting friends for a delicious brunch or digging through racks of clothes for…

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Tuesday July 26th, 2011

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oakland, ca city guide

Illustration by Michael Wertz Today’s city guide comes to us from Catherine Weis and  Gretchen Krebs, the founders of Local Social, an art and event styling company in Oakland, California. Between Catherine’s background in graphic design and Gretchen’s experience in interior design, they can collectively curate every element of the events they host and design to provide…

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Monday April 25th, 2011

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sacramento city guide {update}

sacramento city guide {update}

Today’s Sacramento City Guide comes to us from Keli Senkevich, a southern California native and Sacramento resident. Keli currently works as a legal assistant and keeps the food blog, The Marzberry Pig, part time. While very different from her southern California hometown, Keli has grown to love the Sacramento area for its small-town vibe yet big city…

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Tuesday March 15th, 2011

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san diego city guide

san diego city guide

Illustration by Nilo Naghdi Our San Diego City Guide update comes to us from blogger and San Diego resident Julia Wheeler. Julia shares with us her love for the sunny beachside city of San Diego with a wonderful guide to eating, seeing and shopping in each unique neighborhood. Thanks, Julia, for this fantastic tour through…

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Tuesday April 6th, 2010

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napa valley guide

napa valley guide

today’s guide is devoted to a region in california that is almost too beautiful for words: napa valley. blogger, crafter, and napa native, katherine jalaty, is taking us on a tour of the best spots to shop, eat & drink, stay, and site-see while visiting this wonderful part of northern california. if you’re lucky enough…

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Tuesday February 2nd, 2010

Tuesday November 3rd, 2009

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palm springs guide

palm springs guide

today’s city guide is devoted to sunny palm springs, california- which seems lightyears away from grey brooklyn today. jaime curtis of prudent baby created this fantastic guide to eating, shopping, site-seeing and staying in this fun desert city. jaime grew up playing tennis and golf with her mother at their palm springs condo and now…

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Tuesday January 30th, 2007

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los angeles design guide

los angeles design guide

Written by Lizzie Garrett + Edited by Design*Sponge When I was talking to Grace about the idea of an L.A. design guide I was moaning about how hard it is to compartmentalize this sprawling city into neat little neighborhoods, and while some, like Silver Lake, are easy to define— the one I live in has…

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