Irvine

The Coastkeeper Natural Play Garden is a nature playground that sits within Coastkeeper’s California friendly demonstration garden.

I count myself as an original fan of Stonefire Grill, since I lived in Valencia when they opened their first restaurant location there. Don’t be fooled by the name! Vegetarians …

I had one purpose for attending the media preview of the Los Olivos Apartment Village near Irvine Spectrum: Find out how to access the parks and trails going into what’s …

Irvine Ranch Natural Landmarks celebrated the 5 year anniversary of the National Natural Landmark designation in October! The many organizations, agencies and volunteers helping to preserve the open spaces comprising …

The OC Zoo is one of my favorite places in Orange County. I bring out-of-town guests there ALL the time. Why? It’s inside Irvine Regional Park which offers FOUR playgrounds, …

Pretend City’s Way To Play Adventure Guide is an overlooked tool in strengthening your child’s skills through play and learning about developmental milestones. Did you know that 90% of a …

The Butterfly Habitat at Mason Regional Park in Irvine opened in November 2010.  The kids and I finally stopped by to find the hidden garden during our summer exploring in …

Las Lomas Community Park in Irvine is huge, but hidden behind the row of churches along Bonita Canyon Drive.

(Written in January 2011. I’m feeling a lot less optimistic as each month goes by that the vision for this great park will become a reality.) I’m fascinated with the …

2013 Update: The new Adventure Playground is set to be unveiled in 2014. I wrote an article featuring the playground that appears in the July 2013 OC Register Family Magazine. …