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Weekend Wrap Up: Best Buddies Fundraiser on the Grid

June 28, 2010
Weekend Wrap Up: Best Buddies Fundraiser on the Grid

By Becky Warren Last week, TEAM MARIA hosted a fundraiser at Cafeteria 15L with First Lady Maria Shriver to raise money for the Audi Best Buddies Challenge which will benefit Best Buddies International. It was a lively, fun event packed with people supporting a great cause. A big shout out to Donna Lucas, Karen...
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Worth It? SKETCHERS Shape-ups®

May 17, 2010
Worth It? SKETCHERS Shape-ups®

By Becky Warren What it promises: You’ve seen the TV ads – SKETCHERS Shape-ups® promises to help you lose weight and firm up your legs and butt. Shape-ups® claim major benefits can include: • More toned and strengthened leg, back, butt and abdominal muscles; • Reduced body fat; • Improved circulation, aerobic conditioning and...
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Found: Fresh Organic Veggies Delivered to Your Neighborhood

May 3, 2010
Found: Fresh Organic Veggies Delivered to Your Neighborhood

By Becky Warren If you are looking for a way to incorporate vegetables into your diet, you may want to check out one of the local farms in the area. There is a program known as Community Supported Agriculture that will deliver fresh veggies and fruit to your neighborhood for pick-up. For me, this...
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Confessions Of An Exercise Fad Addict

March 1, 2010
Confessions Of An Exercise Fad Addict

By Becky Warren I have a confession to make:  I am an exercise fad junkie. I have yet to come across an exercise fad that I’m not willing to try. I convince myself that whatever the newest fad is, it’s the best exercise program ever and that it will burn fat even faster. Right...
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Discussion: What Local Sacramento Businesses Would You Miss?

February 22, 2010
Discussion: What Local Sacramento Businesses Would You Miss?

By Becky Warren My good friend in San Diego told me about this really cool project – the 3/50 Project (www.the350project.net/home.html) – which asks the simple question: What three locally owned businesses would you miss if they disappeared? The 3/50 Project is simple: 3: Stop in and visit your three favorite locally owned businesses....
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Super Bowl Shindigs in Sactown (Updated)

February 5, 2010
Super Bowl Shindigs in Sactown (Updated)

By Becky Warren & Laura Braden This Sunday, the New Orleans Saints and Indianapolis Colts will go head-to-head, in the 44th Annual Super Bowl (3:25pmPT on CBS). Now for San Diego Chargers or San Francisco 49er fans like myself – this is yet another disappointing year. Regardless of whether your favorite team made it...
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Tour de Christmas Lights with GOTG

December 22, 2009
Tour de Christmas Lights with GOTG

By Amy Thoma Tonight Girls on the Grid participated in what will hopefully become a Sacramento holiday tradition—the Girls on the Grid Tour de Christmas Lights. A group of us met up for a 4-mile fun run through Sacramento’s Fab 40s to check out the festive holiday lights and enjoy our relatively temperate weather....
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An Afternoon at the Midtown Ice Skating Rink

December 18, 2009
An Afternoon at the Midtown Ice Skating Rink

By Becky Warren My 12-year old niece, Jada, was spending the weekend with me and I had no idea what activities “tweens” find cool and acceptable.  So I mentioned the Midtown Outdoor Ice Skating Rink and she was all over it – she loves ice skating and she’s good at it.  So far, so good…I...
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Intentions of the Perpetual Dieter

December 10, 2009
Intentions of the Perpetual Dieter

By Becky Warren Oh yes… I am one of those people.  I mentally count the calories of every meal, religiously read every nutrition label, and I make mental note of the amount of calories in every meal other people are ordering.  Doesn’t it sound fun to hang out with me?  I do keep it...
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Styling in Sacramento

December 9, 2009
Styling in Sacramento

By Devon Carey Berrier I love to shop. In fact, I love shopping so much that I shop for other people. To prepare two of our founding editors, Julie Soderlund and Becky Warren, for their first on-camera interview to discuss Girls on the Grid with KCRA Channel 3 News, I hit the pavement to...
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