This week’s Meet a Mom, Meaghan Murphy, has three kids, lives in Westfield, NJ, and loves her town so much she calls it Bestfield and was named Chief Spirit Officer by the former mayor! She’s also a successful magazine editor, with a more than 20-year career spent at...
Meet A Mom Feature – Janeen Let’s start with where are you originally from and how long have you lived in South OC? I’m originally from a small town east of San Francisco – Tracy! I moved down to Orange County to attend college and never left! So I’ve been a...
Anyone else just love podcasts? As members of The Local Moms Network, we’re constantly running between different roles—mom, entrepreneur, wife, etc. While fitting in reading time can be tough, a podcast can be a great way to fit some motivation into our everyday,...
This story is adapted from Fannetastic Food’s guide to Sheet Pan Dinners. Sheet pan dinner recipes are a busy parent’s best friend. Aside from ordering in or heating up a frozen meal (and we’re not knocking those pinch-hitting strategies!), it’s the easiest way to get...
For over 7 years, Tinkergarten has been on a mission to spread a love of learning and nature throughout the country by offering play-based learning to kids in community parks including Laguna Niguel Regional Park, Mason Regional Park, Heritage Park, and Cedar...
Megan Sullivan, co-founder of The Local Moms Network recently returned to Fox61 to share her family’s favorite easy snacks. Here are two they love:Homemade Party Mixes“These are perfect for bringing in the car, throughout the house, etc. My kids are always on...
One of our favorite parts of launching The Local Moms Network has been discovering talented mamas across the country, finding projects that are meaningful to them while raising their families. One of our recent fave finds? Ashley DeJong, the beautiful and real...
Looking for a memorable experience with your daughter(s), head to the Hello Kitty Grand Café in the Irvine Spectrum to enjoy afternoon tea. Afternoon tea is served in the coveted Bow Room, hidden behind a simple white door. Once you are escorted back to the Bow...
When Casey Georgeson founded SAINT JANE, which launched in January 2019, she had a similar goal to The Local Moms Network—helping other women. “SAINT JANE aspires to help women become their best through thoughtfully sourced, performance-driven formulations,” says the...
Donte Palmer is a dad changing what it means to be a father—one changing table at a time. His amazing journey began in October of last year, when he found himself in a men’s room without a changing table to use to change his son’s diaper. Like he had done many times...
