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City of Irvine Now Offering Passport Applications and Photo Services at City Hall

Issue # 0498

Author

Joshua Tjia
17 Oct

In this Irvine Insider Issue . . .

😁 Laugh of the Day

🌤️ Irvine Weather

🌍✈️🛂📸 City of Irvine Now Offering Passport Applications and Photo Services at City Hall

🏃‍♀️🚴‍♂️💙📸 Keep the Fight Alive: Relive the 2025 Anti-Cancer Challenge and Help Reach the Finish Line!

🎁💝🎖️ A Little Bundle of Love for Those Who Serve — Rotary Irvine’s Baby Basket Project

📢🚧📲 Full Weekend Closure of Southbound I-405 Irvine Center Drive Off-Ramp Begins Friday Night

🧁🔮💜Taro + Cookies ’n Creme Magic! Kuromi’s Spooky Dream Smoothie Awaits - Comes with Free Sticker!

🎃🖌️👩‍🎨 Kids’ Halloween Pumpkin Decorating Event — Take Home Your Own Festive Creation!

🧠🔬🧬 UCI Research Maps Protein Pathways Linking Gut Health to Parkinson’s Disease

🚵‍♀️🌿🙌👏 Meet the New Faces Guiding You Through Irvine’s Wildlands

✨🏠🎁 A Holiday Tradition Reimagined — Join the Gingerbread House Workshop at Great Park

🎼🎼 Upcoming High School Music Calendar

👨‍🌾🌿💧 Meet IRWD’s Landscape Expert Juan Garcia - Free Water-Wise Yard Advice This Saturday

🏃‍♀️🚶‍♀️💙🤝 Walk, Run, or Roll for a Cause! Join the Team Impact 5K at Newport Beach Pier

🏀🏐🎾⚽️ UCI Anteaters Upcoming Home Games

🏀🏀 Upcoming home games for the IVC LASERS

🏈🎾 High School Athletics Calendar

📬💥🚓🙌 Community Tips Lead to Arrest of Santa Ana Man Linked to Irvine Burglary

🍏🥭🍑 Local Farmers Markets

🌟🏪🎉Irvine’s Best Kept Secrets: Is Your Business One of Them?

📅📅 Lots of Local Events

📞💡 Useful Contact Information

What did the pumpkin say after a workout?

I’m feeling gourd-geous!

We hope this joke brings some laughter to your day! 😁

City of Irvine Now Offering Passport Applications and Photo Services at City Hall

📸✈️ Need a passport? The City of Irvine now offers passport applications and photo services at City Hall.

🕘 Appointments: Mondays & Wednesdays, 9 a.m.–3 p.m. (expanded hours coming early 2026).

💼 Apply for a passport book, card, or both, with convenient on-site photo options. 🔗 Details, fees & scheduling: cityofirvine.org/passport

Keep the Fight Alive: Relive the 2025 Anti-Cancer Challenge and Help Reach the Finish Line!

🎉 Relive the excitement of the 2025 UC Irvine Anti-Cancer Challenge — official event day photos are now live!

💙 Save, share, and keep the spirit going by posting your favorite moments with friends and family. Every share helps inspire others and fuels fundraising through Friday, Oct. 31.

🎯 Thanks to your support, $1.1 million has been raised so far — let’s keep pushing toward the goal! Share your photos, tell your story, and remind everyone why we ride, run, and walk for cancer research.

A Little Bundle of Love for Those Who Serve — Rotary Irvine’s Baby Basket Project

Rotary Irvine supports young military families at Camp Pendleton by assembling and delivering baby baskets filled with diapers, clothes, toys, and essentials — a small way to say “thank you” for their service. 🎁💙 Want to help pack, donate, or deliver? DM them!

Full Weekend Closure of Southbound I-405 Irvine Center Drive Off-Ramp Begins Friday Night

🚧 The southbound I-405 Irvine Center Drive off-ramp will be closed from Friday, Oct. 17 at 10 p.m. to Monday, Oct. 20 at 5 a.m. for striping, paving, and drainage work. 🚗 Detours will be posted to guide drivers. More info: revivethe405.com

Taro + Cookies ’n Creme Magic! Kuromi’s Spooky Dream Smoothie Awaits - comes with Free Sticker!

👻 Sip on the NEW Kuromi Spooky Dream Smoothie — a magical mix of taro and cookies ’n creme, available for a limited time at the Hello Kitty Cafe Irvine! at the Irvine Spectrum 🎃💜🧡 ✨ Plus, get a FREE Kuromi sticker with every smoothie purchase! 🔮

Kids’ Halloween Pumpkin Decorating Event — Take Home Your Own Festive Creation!

🎃 Let your kids get creative this Halloween! Drop them off for a fun afternoon of pumpkin decorating — each child will take home a medium-sized pumpkin to show off on your doorstep for trick-or-treaters. 🧡 📍 Sign up at 31 Creek Road or call (949) 786-1800 during business hours.

UCI Research Maps Protein Pathways Linking Gut Health to Parkinson’s Disease

UC Irvine scientists are uncovering clues about where Parkinson’s disease begins — possibly in the gut. New research shows that protein clumps may travel from the digestive system to the brain, offering hope for earlier detection and future prevention of the disorder, which affects nearly one million Americans.

Meet the New Faces Guiding You Through Irvine’s Wildlands

🎉 Congrats to the newest Docent training graduates! Soon you’ll see them leading programs and sharing their passion for nature across Irvine Ranch Conservancy lands — in partnership with OC Parks, the City of Irvine, and the City of Newport Beach. 🌿

A Holiday Tradition Reimagined — Join the Gingerbread House Workshop at Great Park

Celebrate the season in style with a guided decorating experience, delicious treats, and a beautiful keepsake to take home.

🎄 Gingerbread House Workshop — Get festive at the Great Park Visitors Center Lawn on Dec. 10, 3:30–5:30 p.m. 🍬 Build and decorate your own pre-assembled gingerbread house with premium candies, icing, and décor. Enjoy seasonal refreshments while crafting your sweet masterpiece!

What’s Included:

  • Pre-built gingerbread house 🏠

  • Decorating tools & materials

  • Seasonal treats & drinks ☕

  • Packaging to take it home 🎁

✨ Space is limited — reserve your spot now at yourirvine.org. One house per registration.

Upcoming Northwood High School’s Music Calendar

  1. November 5, 5-9 PM: Band Spectacular, Irvine HS

For the latest updates or additional details, please visit https://timbmusic.org/events/

Upcoming Woodbridge High School's Music Calendar

No events scheduled for the rest of this month.

For the latest updates or additional details, please visit https://www.whs-music.org/

Upcoming Woodbridge High School’s Vocal Music Calendar

No events scheduled for the rest of this month.

For the latest updates or additional details, please visit https://woodbridgechoirs.weebly.com/calendar.html

Upcoming Irvine High Choral’s Music Calendar

  1. October 30, 7 PM: Vaquero JR Voices Concert

For the latest updates or additional details, please visit https://www.ihschoralmusic.org/calendar.html 

Meet IRWD’s Landscape Expert Juan Garcia - Free Water-Wise Yard Advice This Saturday

💧 IRWD’s landscape expert Juan Garcia is bringing The Shed Show Road Show to your neighborhood! Stop by to learn water-smart landscaping tips and get assistance applying for IRWD’s Smart Sprinkler Controller Rebate.

📅 Saturday, Oct. 18 · 8 a.m.–noon 📍 at The Home Depot, 6200 Irvine Blvd., Irvine 

💲 FREE event!

Walk, Run, or Roll for a Cause! Join the Team Impact 5K at Newport Beach Pier

Join UCI Athletics for the Team Impact 5K — walk, run, or roll on Saturday, Oct. 19 at 5 p.m. starting from the Newport Beach Pier! 🌊🏃‍♀️ This special event, held in partnership with Concordia University Irvine, supports Team Impact, a national organization that connects children facing serious illness with college athletic teams. Every step helps make a difference for families and athletes across the country. 💙

UCI Anteaters Upcoming Home Games

Women’s Soccer

  • Sun, Oct 19 – vs Cal Poly, 1:00 PM

Women’s Volleyball

  • Tue, Oct 21 – vs Hawai’i, 6:00 PM

Men’s Soccer

  • Wed, Oct 22– vs UC Davis, 6:00 PM

🏐⚽🏀 Upcoming home games for the IVC LASERS 

Women’s Soccer

  • Fri, Oct 17 – vs Fullerton, 3:00 PM

  • Fri, Oct 24 – vs Orange Coast, 3:00 PM

  • Fri, Oct 31 – vs Santa Ana, 1:00 PM

Women’s Soccer

  • Tue, Oct 21 – vs Golden West, 3:00 PM

  • Tue, Oct 28 – vs Saddleback, 3:00 PM

Men’s Basketball

  • Thu, Oct 23 – vs Chaffey (Scrimmage), 5:30 PM

High School Athletics Calendar

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Updated With October Schedule

Upcoming Irvine High School’s Varsity home games:

October 2025

Wednesday, October 22

  • Girls Tennis – 3:30 PM vs. St. Margaret’s Episcopal

Community Tips Lead to Arrest of Santa Ana Man Linked to Irvine Burglary

👏 Irvine Detectives arrested 45-year-old Jacob Daniel Rodriguez of Santa Ana — nicknamed “Postal Malone” — for burglary. Thanks to community tips, the “rockstar” suspect was taken into custody and booked into Orange County Jail.

Irvine’s Best Kept Secrets: Is Your Business One of Them?

We know our community is brimming with businesses that have fascinating stories and big hearts. If you’re a local business owner making waves, crafting unique experiences, or simply putting a smile on our faces, we want to chat with you! “Irvine Insider” is eager to shine a light on the unsung heroes of our city. Let’s collaborate and let the community know what makes your business special.

Click the link below and fill out the Local Business Spotlight Application Form to be featured and let’s celebrate the spirit of Irvine together!

Irvine Insider is sent to a local audience of Irvine residence Monday through Friday with 50% - 60% open rate. Our newsletter is a great way to reach Irvine residents.

  • Kaiser Permanente Irvine Farmers Market

  • Saturday Farmers Market at Mariners Church Irvine

    • When: Saturday, 8 AM - 12 PM

    • Where: 5428 Bonita Canyon Dr, Irvine, CA 92603

  • Great Park Certified Farmers Market

  • Manassero Farmers

    • When: Daily, 9 AM - 4:30 PM

    • Where: 33 Irvine Valley, Irvine, CA 92604

  • Tanaka Farms

    • When: Daily, 9 AM - 5 PM

    • Where: 5380 3/4 University Dr, Irvine, CA 92612

    • More Info:Tanaka Farms

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