Mission Viejo is the first OC location for two popular restaurants
The first Orange County Smashburger will open in The Shops at Mission Viejo on November 20. Mayor Pro Tem Rhonda Reardon will be the “honorary burger smasher” at the grand opening and ribbon cutting ceremony at 10:30 a.m. Smashburger is opening a 730-square foot restaurant in the mall’s Dining Veranda. Smashburger features made-to-order burgers, chicken [...]
Organic Dinner series starts tonight
Mission Viejo-based InSpirit Center for Spiritual Living Orange County is hosting a series of “Organic Dinners” starting Friday, October 12 that will feature fresh and organic meals and a host of environmentally friendly topics. The dinners are from 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. at the center located at 25782 Obrero Drive. Tonight’s dinner – “Create [...]
Business activity in Mission Viejo
The following represents just a sampling of business news in the community. Celebrating new Mission Viejo businesses Five Guys Burgers and Fries is set to open Monday in the Alicia Towne Plaza at 24391 Alicia Parkway. This former bank building was transformed into a new 2,710-square-foot restaurant with an outdoor dining area. The menu offers [...]
Drop off food to benefit the less fortunate at Mission Viejo Library
If you would like to help local families in need, then drop off some canned or non-perishable food items at the Mission Viejo Library, which serves as a drop-point for South County Outreach. Food barrels are conveniently located near the entrance to the library at 100 Civic Center. Most-needed canned and non-perishable items include peanut butter; [...]
Roaring Twenties Twilight Dinner April 22
If you want to embrace the social, artistic, and cultural dynamism of the 1920s, then don’t miss the Roaring Twenties Twilight Dinner on Sunday, April 22. The fun-filled event kicks off at 4 p.m. at the Norman P. Murray Community and Senior Center and will feature live entertainment, dancing, dinner and so much more. Guests [...]
Gourmet food trucks offering tastes of Spain and Germany Friday
The Mission Viejo Farmers Market features a bevy of fresh produce, fabulous fare and unique products. On Friday, it will also feature two gourmet food trucks – Barcelona on the Go and Brats Berlin – bound to tantalize taste buds with Spanish and German fare. Launched in February 2010, Barcelona on the Go is a [...]
Farmers Market opens January 13 with fresh produce, food and entertainment
The new Mission Viejo Farmers Market opens at 9 a.m. on Friday, January 13 in the Civic Center courtyard boasting fresh produce, homemade food products and living products produced by Gary Matsuoka. Gary was the longtime owner of Laguna Hills Nursery in Lake Forest and is well known for his rose selection, fruit trees and [...]
Radio on TV comes to the Community Center With Renowned Guitarist/Vocalist Steve Oliver
“Breakfast with Gary and Kelly” continues on Saturday, November 12 with a free livecast from the Norman P. Murray Community Center with their very special guest Steve Oliver. The livecast will begin at 9:00am from the Sycamore Room at the Norman P. Murray Community Center, 24932 Veterans Way in Mission Viejo. The audience will be [...]
Mission Viejo’s annual Halloween event was so good, it was scary!
About 3,500 people flocked to the City’s annual Hometown Halloween on Saturday for a plethora of activities, wholesome family fun, and the always-popular costume parade featuring Elmo and the Cookie Monster. Mission Viejo’s signature Halloween event included Abbit the Average, a roving magician who had crowds gathered around him at every stop. There were carnival [...]
Five Guys Burger and Fries could open next May
The Planning and Transportation Commission on Monday gave the green light for a new Five Guys Burgers & Fries to open in a former bank site on the corner of Alicia Parkway and Charlinda Drive. The restaurant could open by May 2012 in the former La Jolla Bank building at 24391 Alicia Parkway in the [...]
