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Irvine to Build New $100 Million Indoor Gym with Multi-Sport Courts

Issue # 0230

Author

Joshua Tjia
20 Aug

In this Irvine Insider Issue . . .

😁 Laugh Of The Day

🌤️ Irvine Weather

🚌🚸 Back to School in Irvine: Safety Reminders for a Smooth Start

🚜🏸 Irvine to Build New $100 Million Indoor Gym with Multi-Sport Courts

🥮🎑 Join the Celebration: Irvine's Mid-Autumn Festival Returns to Great Park This September

🍈 Tanaka Farms Extends Melon Sale with BOGO Offer Through August 23rd

🚎 OCTA’s Youth Ride Free Bus Pass Now Available for 2024-25 School Year

🏃🏽🚴🏻‍♂️ Join the 2024 UCI Anti-Cancer Challenge: Run, Ride, and Raise Funds for Life-Saving Research

🌳🦌 Mountain Lions and Deer Captured on Camera: Irvine Ranch Spotlights Local Wildlife

⛴️🎨 Experience California’s Enchanting Summers: An Artistic Journey Through Light and Landscape

🎼🎼 Upcoming High School Music Calendar

🐈🐇 Adoption Success: 25 Cats, 13 Dogs, and 2 Rabbits Find Loving Homes

⚽️ UC Irvine Tops Big West Preseason Poll, Three Players Make All-Conference Team

🏀🏐🎾⚾ UCI Anteaters Upcoming Home Games

⚽️ Top Achievements of IVC Men’s Soccer in the 2023-24 Season

🏀🏀 Upcoming home games for the IVC LASERS

🏈 Irvine High Football Prepares for 2024 Season with New League Challenges

🏈🎾 High School Athletics Calendar

🚔🛍️ Irvine Woman Arrested After Attempting to Flee in Tesla Trunk with Stolen Items

🍏🥭🍑 Local Farmers Markets

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

📅📅 Lots of Local Events

📞💡 Useful Contact Information

Why should you bring an umbrella to the ice cream shop?

In case it sprinkles!

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

Back to School in Irvine: Safety Reminders for a Smooth Start

  • - Ensure children ride legal e-devices safely.

  • - All cyclists under 18 must wear a helmet.

  • - Obey speed limit signs.

  • - Be cautious and watch for pedestrians.

  • - Park legally, even if only for a minute.

  • - Do not double park for drop-off or pick-up.

  • - Stop for school buses with flashing red lights.

  • - Use designated crosswalks.

Wishing all students and teachers a great school year!

Irvine to Build New $100 Million Indoor Gym with Multi-Sport Courts

Irvine is set to build a new indoor gym in the Irvine Business Complex, with the city council unanimously approving $100 million for the project. The facility will include courts for basketball, volleyball, and badminton, plus community spaces. The design is still flexible, with further community input needed. The gym is expected to open by 2026, addressing the city's current shortage of indoor sports facilities. Residents, particularly badminton players, have pushed for dedicated courts, which the council is considering a priority in the final design.

Join the Celebration: Irvine's Mid-Autumn Festival Returns to Great Park This September

The City of Irvine, in partnership with the South Coast Chinese Cultural Center, will host the fourth annual Mid-Autumn Festival at the Great Park on Friday, September 13, from 5 to 9:30 p.m. This event celebrates the traditional festival known as the Moon or Mooncake Festival, deeply rooted in Chinese culture and widely observed across East and Southeast Asia. Attendees can enjoy live performances, cultural exhibits, food trucks, and activities for children, all in a festive atmosphere that highlights unity and prosperity. Admission is free and open to all. For more information, visit cityofirvine.org/midautumn.

Tanaka Farms Extends Melon Sale with BOGO Offer Through August 23rd

Good news, melon fans! Tanaka Farms has extended their melon sale through Friday, August 23rd! Enjoy a Buy One Get One deal on Canary Melon, Orange Honeydew, and ‘Hannah’s Choice’ Cantaloupe. Mix and match to savor the sweetness all week!

#TanakaFarms #MelonMadness #BOGO #SummerHarvest

OCTA’s Youth Ride Free Bus Pass Now Available for 2024-25 School Year

The Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA) offers a “Youth Ride Free” bus pass for youth ages 6 to 18, allowing free rides on all OC fixed-route buses every day. The new blue passes are valid through September 30, 2025, replacing last year’s purple/orange passes that expire on September 30, 2024. To get the new pass, complete and submit the Parent Request Form, available online or at the front office, to receive the 2024-25 school year pass. Learn more at iusd.org/OCTA-BusPass.

Join the 2024 UCI Anti-Cancer Challenge: Run, Ride, and Raise Funds for Life-Saving Research

Join the 2024 UCI Anti-Cancer Challenge on Saturday, Oct. 5 at UCI Aldrich Park! Choose from a 5K/10K run/walk, various road cycling routes, or a mountain bike ride, all to raise funds for innovative cancer research. Every dollar raised goes directly to support pilot studies and early clinical trials at the UCI Health Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center. Be part of this community movement and make a difference. Learn more at anti-cancerchallenge.org.

Mountain Lions and Deer Captured on Camera: Irvine Ranch Spotlights Local Wildlife

Irvine Ranch Natural Landmarks recently captured amazing wildlife photos with camera traps, featuring deer and elusive mountain lions, both crucial to our ecosystem. Mountain lions roam vast areas, and deer help maintain local flora balance. Check out these photos to learn more about Orange County's thriving wildlife!

Experience California’s Enchanting Summers: An Artistic Journey Through Light and Landscape

Picturing Summer is an exhibition running from July 20 to September 14 curated by Susan Davidson with text by Dada Wang. It features around 35 paintings from the Langson IMCA collection and private collections, highlighting California's captivating summer landscapes and vibrant lifestyle. The artworks reflect the state's diverse geography and the free-spirited, creative atmosphere that has inspired artists for over a century, capturing both the beauty of the natural surroundings and the leisure activities enjoyed during the season.

We will resume with the high school music calendar events when the schedule is available for the fall semester.

Adoption Success: 25 Cats, 13 Dogs, and 2 Rabbits Find Loving Homes

During the week of August 12-18, 25 cats, 13 dogs, and 2 rabbits found new homes! Some of adoptees include Belle, Carbon, Ashoka, Ginger, and Mozzarella. Additionally, 3 dogs were happily reunited with their owners. Congrats to all the new pet parents!

UC Irvine Tops Big West Preseason Poll, Three Players Make All-Conference Team

UC Irvine's men's soccer team is projected to top the Big West in 2024, according to the Preseason Big West Coaches' Poll, after a strong 2023 season where they finished second, won the Big West Championship, and made it to the NCAA Tournament. UCI received 75 votes, including four first-place votes, leading the poll ahead of Cal State Fullerton and UC Santa Barbara. Additionally, three Anteaters—Francesco Montanile, Luke Pruter, and Mathias Winum—were named to the Preseason All-Big West Coaches' Team, highlighting their key roles in UCI's success.

UCI Anteaters Upcoming Home Games

Women's Soccer

  • Thu, Aug 22: vs San Diego, 6:00 PM

  • Thu, Aug 29: vs San Francisco, 4:00 PM

Women's Volleyball

  • Sat, Aug 24: vs Cal Poly Pomona (Exhibition), 12:00 PM

Men's Soccer

  • Thu, Aug 29: vs Vermont, 7:00 PM

Top Achievements of IVC Men’s Soccer in the 2023-24 Season

Leading up to the 2024-25 athletics season at Irvine Valley, the IVC Athletic Department is counting down the top 10 stories from the previous year. The No. 9 story highlights the success of the IVC men's soccer team under Coach Conor Ward, who led the team to a 12-4-6 record and a spot in the So. Cal. Regional Playoffs. Key players, including Lennart Granzow and Grant Miller, earned top honors, with Granzow being named OEC Defensive Player of the Year and Miller finishing with 17 goals. Both players, along with several others, committed to four-year schools to continue their soccer careers.

🏐⚽🏀 Upcoming home games for the IVC LASERS

Women’s Soccer

  1. Fri, Aug 23: vs Pasadena City, 3:00 PM

  2. Fri, Aug 30: vs Los Angeles

Women’s Volleyball

  1. Wed, Aug 28: vs Canyons, 5:00 PM

Irvine High Football Prepares for 2024 Season with New League Challenges

Irvine High School's football team had a standout 2023 season, going undefeated to win the Pacific Hills League title and the Dennis Toohey Fence Post Trophy. Despite finishing 7-4, they were eliminated in the first round of the CIF Division 8 playoffs by Jurupa Valley. In 2024, Irvine faces new challenges in the highly competitive Iota League. Coach Tom Ricci is optimistic about the team’s talent but concerned about depth due to the school’s smaller size. Key players include Deacon Moss, Brandon “Figgy” Figueroa, and Khoa Bùi, who is returning strong after an injury. The season kicks off on August 23 against Northwood at Portola.

High School Athletics Calendar

** Updated With August Schedule

Upcoming Irvine High School’s Varsity home games:

August 2024

  • Tuesday, August 20

    • 03:00 PM: Tennis, Girls VR vs. Capistrano Valley at Irvine High School Heritage Park

    • 04:15 PM: Water Polo, Boys VR vs. Crean Lutheran at Woolett Pool

  • Thursday, August 22

    • 04:30 PM: Water Polo, Boys VR vs. Poly/Long Beach at Woolett Pool

  • Friday, August 23

    • 06:00 PM: Volleyball, Girls VR vs. Varsity Alumni at Irvine High School Game Gym

  • Tuesday, August 27

    • 03:00 PM: Tennis, Girls VR vs. Crean Lutheran at Irvine High School Heritage Park

    • 05:15 PM: Volleyball, Girls VR vs. Beckman Arnold at Irvine High School Game Gym

  • Wednesday, August 28

    • 03:30 PM: Flag Football, Girls VR vs. Portola at Irvine High School Stadium

    • 04:15 PM: Water Polo, Boys VR vs. Beckman Arnold at Woolett Pool

  • Thursday, August 29

    • 05:15 PM: Volleyball, Girls VR vs. El Modena at Irvine High School Game Gym

  • Friday, August 30

    • 07:00 PM: Football (11 person), Boys VR vs. Portola at Irvine High School Stadium

    • 07:00 PM: Traditional Competitive Cheer, VR vs. Portola at Irvine High School Stadium

September 2024

  • Tuesday, September 3

    • 04:00 PM: Golf, Girls VR vs. Alumni at Oak Creek Golf Course

  • Wednesday, September 4

    • 03:30 PM: Flag Football, Girls VR vs. Northwood at Irvine High School Stadium

  • Thursday, September 5

    • 05:15 PM: Volleyball, Girls VR vs. Portola at Irvine High School Game Gym

  • Friday, September 6

    • 07:00 PM: Football (11 person), Boys VR vs. Woodbridge at Irvine High School Stadium

    • 07:00 PM: Traditional Competitive Cheer, VR vs. Woodbridge at Irvine High School Stadium

  • Monday, September 9

    • 03:30 PM: Flag Football, Girls VR vs. Sage Hill at Irvine High School Stadium

    • 04:00 PM: Golf, Girls VR vs. Woodbridge - Alumni Game at Oak Creek Golf Course

Irvine Woman Arrested After Attempting to Flee in Tesla Trunk with Stolen Items

A woman was caught shoplifting at Sephora in Irvine after hiding in the trunk of a white Tesla. Loss prevention lost track of her in the parking lot, but a helpful citizen directed officers to the car. Inside, they found $600 worth of stolen Sephora items and $250 of stolen Lululemon merchandise. Emely Yanagida, 35, from San Marcos, was arrested for shoplifting, resisting arrest, and possessing burglary tools.

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  • 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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