By Jody Robinson When a loved one needs in-home support, most families know what they want—safety, comfort, compassion, and dignity. What they often don’t know is how to pay for it. Between private insurance, long-term care policies, out-of-pocket options, and even Veterans Affairs (VA) benefits, navigating the financial side of
By Jody Robinson For most people, a car is a way to get from point A to point B. But for a certain kind of driver—the collector, the investor, the enthusiast—a car is art. It’s a story, a memory, a piece of design worth preserving. And for the past decade,
Celebrating 25 Years in South Orange County By Jody Robinson There is a quietly beautiful book by Haruki Murakami titled What I Talk About When I Talk About Running. On the surface, it appears to be about miles logged and roads traveled. In reality, it’s a meditation on discipline, intention,
By Jody Robinson There’s a particular kind of evening that lingers long after the last bite – when service feels intuitive, the room hums just enough, and each course seems to arrive with purpose. That was my experience dining at ILYA, San Clemente’s newest Mediterranean destination from acclaimed chef and
A Toast to Timeless Charm and Culinary Creativity By Jody Robinson Stroll down Old Mission Road on a golden SoCal afternoon and there it is: a place where historic allure dances with modern flair, where oak-shaded patios beckon and the mission bells faintly echo in the distance. Nestled directly across
By Jody Robinson In Southern California, where ambition is as much a lifestyle choice as surfboards and sunrise walks, owning a business is often deeply personal. These are not just balance sheets and profit margins—they’re decades of early mornings, late nights, family sacrifices, and hard-earned pride. And eventually, for every
By Jody Robinson. Photography by Bob Ortiz. Photo editing by Fernando Cortez. In a region where luxury real estate, postcard-perfect neighborhoods, and lifestyle-driven communities shape our daily rhythm, it takes a rare combination of skill, strategy, and sincerity to stand out. Yet for more than twenty years, Audra Lambert—founder of
A multi-disciplinary team overseeing your complete financial picture If you are tired of playing middle-man between your CPA, financial advisor, and insurance agent, you are not alone. Most people have their tax, investment, and planning conversations in different places, with professionals who rarely see the full picture. At Prescott Tax
For many South County families, the journey of caring for an aging parent is a delicate balance of love, logistics, emotion, and uncertainty. It’s a chapter of life that arrives quietly, then suddenly—with questions that don’t come with a guidebook. For Senior Helpers owner Keyur Shah, this experience was not
Many families have a special winter destination that becomes part of their story – a place where babies become toddlers, where toddlers wobble on skis for the first time, and where teenagers suddenly look like adults as they carve confidently down the mountain. For us, that place has always been
