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Justin Van Schoick, who’s owned Costa Mesa’s first Chick-fil-A on Harbor Boulevard since 2018, celebrated the grand opening Thursday of a long-awaited second store at 1670 Newport Blvd.
Costa Mesa officials Tuesday approved a $1.78-million contract with Accenture Infrastructure and Capital Projects LLC for construction management while the 1966 facility is renovated, which could take two years.
Using early Hollywood as a touchstone, the original adaptation of “Journey to the Center of the Earth” penned by a professor and student brings projections, puppets and more to Costa Mesa’s Lyceum Theater.
An Irvine resident who has been writing poetry for 30 years and has published two books of poems, will produce original pieces and lead workshops at Costa Mesa-sponsored events under a two-year program.
After 35 years in law enforcement Lawrence, 55, plans to retire on June 27 — just shy of his 4-year anniversary with the city of Costa Mesa. He hopes his successor can see the human side of policing.
Plans for the Ranch, on the site of the fairgrounds’ formerly named Equestrian Center, are beginning to take shape. But with only six equines at a stable that once held more than 100, some question whether and when the horses will return.
The three-day event runs April 4-6 and features a dizzying array of vendors, street food offerings, traditional Japanese demonstrations and a paper lantern ceremony that Saturday night.
Officers responded Wednesday morning to Goldenwest Street and Slater Avenue, where a Kia crossover vehicle struck a Huntington Beach Public Works vehicle. The crash occurred just days after an on-duty police officer’s patrol car collided with another vehicle at Beach Boulevard and Yorktown Avenue.
Facing a “silver tsunami” of retirement age workers, the Costa Mesa utility is hoping to recruit new interest through fun, hands-on activities that speak to the breadth of career opportunities in water distribution.
HBPD spokeswoman confirms an unidentified officer was on duty Sunday night when the patrol vehicle crashed with others near Beach Boulevard and Yorktown Avenue. CHP is investigating the incident.
