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    Theater: "Journey To The West" At Northwood High School Next Week (Tue to Sat)

    Northwood High School presents an adaptation of a late sixteenth-century classic Chinese comic novel, Journey to the West, based on Anthony C. Yu?s translation, which takes as its point of departure the true story of a seventh-century monk and his fabled pilgrimage from China to India in search...
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    Walking to Northwood High School from Orchard Hills

    I think Orchard Hills should open up a walkway to Northwood High School.  It doesn't make sense to have the kids walk all the way around. 
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    Roller shade

    We plan to install roller shades in our new home.  Are there any roller shades vendors that you would recommend? 
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    Handy man recommendation for installing screen for French Door

    We would like to install a screen for our French Door for our new Irvine Pacific home and are wondering if anyone has recommendations for a handyman. 
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    Refrigerator

    There is an option to purchase the refrigerator from Irvine Pacific as part of upgrade option for a new home.  The refrigerator offered is "KitchenAid 22.8 cubic ft Architect Series II FreeStanding French Door - Counter Depth", model number KFCS22EVMS for $2,906.  We did some research and...
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    Grout Lines

    We are purchasing a new home from IPAC and considering using the standard white tiles for the showers in the secondary bathrooms.  Our concern is too many grout lines (since the tiles are not big) will be difficult to keep clean.  We could use bigger tiles to reduce the number of grout lines but...
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    White Quartz (i.e. Caesarstone) kitchen counter top

    We are in the process of selecting kitchen countertop for our new home and are considering a white countertop (Caesarstone "Blizzard").  We wondering if anyone has a white quartz countertop, and if there are any issues with stains (i.e. from spaghetti sauce, soy sauce, etc..) after a couple of...
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    Ceiling fan in the living room?

    We are upgrading our home and are wondering if we should install a ceiling fan in the living room (we are installing ceiling fan in all the bedrooms).  In Asia, it is very common to have ceilling fans in the living room, however, we are not sure if it is common practice in US - we do not see...
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    Eastwood Village (Planning Area 5B) coming 2017

    Agreed - Would much prefer the name Northwood Pointe Paseo.  The name "Eastwood Village" doesn't have a "premium" ring to it.
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    Laurel (Cypress Village) price drop

    I visited Laurel and found that the price for its Plan 1 (Classic) has dropped from $920sK to $890sK.  Looks like its inventory is not moving ......
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    City of Irvine Planning Commission Agendas

    Thanks, PS9!  Was looking at the documents a couple of days ago - it has about 120 pages of good information on Orchard Hills.  However, it looks like the files have been de-linked.  Does anyone know the latest web link to these files, or has a copy of the documents (if so, could you post on...
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    Orchard Hills Homes

    Hi all, Does anyone know which high school would Orchards Hill be zoned to? Thanks.
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    Orchard Hills Homes

    Hi all, I have a question - If I sign up on the interest list for Orchard Hills, do I give up the right for broker rebate if I eventually purchase at Orchard Hills? Thanks.
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    $150 to participate in TIC "Discussion Group"

    Motorcourt for 2600- 3000sq. ft homes.  I'm beyond horrified.
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    $150 to participate in TIC "Discussion Group"

    Please ask them to stop building next to a landfill or on contaminated soil.  There is still plenty of land in Irvine.  This is just not right.
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