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RandomG- At Mariner's on Saturdays, there is a farmer's market.  There is a stall there that is the bakery from the Roosevelt Hotel.  Excellent bread and croissants.  The guy is French.  This place is very popular, so you need to go on the early side to get the good stuff.  The farmer's market...

A $4 million home needs more front yard than that.  You practically step into the front door from the curb. 

There have been a ton of teardowns in TRock and I am specifically interested in Marquand Contracting.  They did a Santa Barbara home (easily 4500-5000 sq feet) off of Sierra Boca.  Does anyone have a rough idea what it costs to tear down a home (maybe save a garage wall) and then rebuild a new...

PE is everyday! Are you looking at the year-round school in Westpark?  If I recall correctly- that school might be impacted.  And if that's the case- they would send the child to Culverdale.  That would not be ideal. I think that's one of the lower-performing K-6 schools.  I have no experience...

You mention a middle schooler- just remember in Irvine that's 7th and 8th grade. How old is the younger one?  There is an APAAS program at several of the elementary schools.http://www.iusd.org/parent_resources/gate/APAASFAQs.html Just note that once your kid goes to middle school, the only...

When my eldest was in 7th grade I was shocked at the amount of time spent on projects that were art related- drawings, creating food cells, etc. At times I felt it was really a big waste of time and there was nothing additive to doing this.  A ton of busywork.  Now my youngest is in 7th grade...

It seems like they are doing a row of homes all at once along Shady Canyon drive.  I somehow doubt they are "grabbing" more land.

I agree zubs!  My friend's kid had a 4.7 GPA from a south county high school and is going to Berkeley on a full ride.  My high school had no grade inflation boosting- that was in the 1980s.  And it was on a 100 pt scale.  I know that there are ways to "adjust" these GPAs, but do the...

Why don't IUSD high schools give a grade boost for freshman Honors classes?  One of my co-workers whose kids go to a high school in south county said that even freshman honors classes get a grade boost.  I know that UC schools have their own way of calculating GPAs, and maybe private schools do...

I'd consider the East Bluff part of Newport Beach. With 4 kids you will be driving a lot to drop your kids at 3 different schools.  Not all towns have bus services.  With East Bluff- all 3 school levels are within walking distance. 

Dr. Mansouri at Serene Dental His office is near H-Mart/Diamond Jamboree on Alton http://www.yelp.com/biz/serene-dental-center-irvine-3

very nice home Panda.  I like both those dining room pics. What does a home like this sell for?

I was going to say the same thing as Irvine Fanatic.  Will this structure cast shade into your home?  Will it make it darker?

Of course I am going to call the school. But the parents/kids are not allowed to contact coaches until some time in May.  I just wanted feedback or experiences from parents.  Do you have a kid entering high school?

Thanks for your replies RideMBC and B2Finity. She wants to swim with the school team but since it's a spring sport and she'll be a freshman, I got the impression that since the tryouts aren't until the spring- she has to do PE in the fall.  I was hoping to get her off the hook on PE during the...