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Hey guys - we have a contractor that put in our media center built-in for us give us a quote on canned lighting for our living room/kids playroom for $125/light. We are looking to put in 4 lights + dimmer switch. He uses a sub for the electricity and that sub is on "vacation" (the guy went back...

Hello All - Quick question, we have a self-contained (chimney just goes to side wall, not all the way up to top of house) gas fireplace in our living room. If effectively cuts the family room in half so there is a media niche on one side and the fireplace on the other. When we had a contractor...

Hello - We are looking for some referrals to put a built-in media niche/center in our home. We have one recommendation but they came in at a pretty high price so I was hoping to find a few other quotes. The other threads on here are 2+ years old so I am starting a new one. Thanks!

Hello everyone - Has anyone ever shipped some oranges/berries/whatever over to the East Coast? Do you have any companies out here that you recommend? I wanted to send some stuff out to my family and I feel like the Harry-David stuff is never that good. Thanks

We are now in month 1 of new daycare. We took our son out of an Irvine Montessori school and placed him in a -gasp- non-Montessori school and it honestly has been the best thing possible. We thought his attitude/behavior were a result of the terrible 3s, but as it turns it, he just hated having...

Hey all, Does anyone have a recommendation for a good knee doctor/physical therapist? I injured (tore MCL) many years ago and due to being in high school and not wanting to miss my senior season, played through the pain. Now that I am older, I find that any type of activity that puts pressure...

Or just tell them the Broker is a family member. For some reason a lot of these places (TIC/TNHC) have an "exception" if the broker is related.

This weekend the wife and I toured the new Shapell development in Laguna Niguel this past weekend (http://www.shapellhomes.com/communities/fiora-at-laguna-niguel) Likes: 1. Location is nice and convenient to 73/5/PCH. On a hill and most of the homes will have some type of view. 2. Plans 1 and 2...

Hello Everyone, I need to get a new set of brakes for my VW and was wondering if anyone had some non-dealer recommendations in the Irvine area. Thanks

The wife and I have started looking at homes in that area. Any thoughts from the peanut gallery on the neighborhood? Schools/Montessori/Community?

Road Closures Due to President Obama's Arrival on 2/16 President Obama will be attending a fundraiser in Corona Del Mar on Thursday, February 16th. From 6:00 AM to Noon the Newport Beach Police Department will close the following roads: ? Seaward Road ? Driftwood Road ? Evening Canyon Road ...

Hello Everyone - I was wondering if anyone could recommend a good shoe store for guys with large feet. The major retailers tend to have very little selection in my size (13W) if at all and I usually end up ordering things online but I was wondering if anyone had some recommendations in the...

So I drove past the Irvine Civic Center the other day and saw an Occupy Irvine (http://www.occupy-oc.org/) protest/encampment there. I couldn't help but laugh as I think someone needs to point out to them that most likely they or their parents are the 1%...

Random question - we are moving from Los Angeles with a 3/8 inch gas-line dryer and I wanted to know if OC had the same setup or if we will need to get an adaptor. Thanks

We are thinking about submitting an offer on a home that is next to a main road. It is not Jamboree-level, but it is a four lane road with modest noise during rush hour and very little noise afterward. The house is above the road (about 10 feet elevated) so that does help as well. We like the...

I am torn on this issue -http://blogs.forbes.com/janetnovack/2010/12/01/limited-mortgage-charitable-tax-breaks-preserved-in-deficit-panel-proposal/?boxes=Homepagechannelshttp://www.fiscalcommission.gov/sites/fiscalcommission.gov/files/documents/Illustrative_List_11.10.2010.pdf If tax breaks...

Has anyone heard any information on this? I think this development had another name?http://www.standardpacifichomes.com/new-homes/irvine-orange-county-casero.html I am a big fan of their homes but not a huge fan of alley-loaded garages.

My wife and I were originally looking at Santa Cruz in WBE. After seeing how fast the other developments have sold (Coronado, Montecito) we are kind of surprised at how slow the Santa Cruz units are moving. I know everything in WB/WBE is overpriced, but is Santa Cruz exceptionally overpriced...