Feb 7, 2015

Urban Girl Can’t Wait to Keep it Local with new Village at Pacific Highlands Ranch store in Carmel ValleyBy Karen BillingDelMarTimes.net

San Diego, CA – The pink hard hat was perfect for her, although she might’ve preferred purple. The girly hard hat was on site at the under-construction Village at Pacific Highlands Ranch as punishment for any worker who forgot their hat — but for Annie Glenn, it was just the right color for a recent tour of the space that will soon be her newest Urban Girl Accessories store. This will be the third Urban Girl location, along with the one in Del Mar Plaza and one in Seaport Village downtown.

Glenn, a Pacific Highlands Ranch resident for the past seven years, couldn’t be more excited to be a part of her community’s center. Urban Girl is shooting for a May opening, alongside fellow confirmed tenants like Trader Joe’s, Rite Aid, Panera Bread, Crunch Fitness, Starbucks and Baked Bear ice cream sandwiches.

“I really feel like this mall is going to be phenomenal. It’s stunningly beautiful,” said Glenn, whose store was hand-picked to join the Village line-up. “We were so flattered and honored and excited to be able to live and work all in the same place. Our life is in Carmel Valley, so I know exactly what people are going to want so we can really cater to locals.”

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