Need a New ‘Do’? Salon réBelle to the Rescue!

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Ohhhh the ‘Do,’ it’s so important to many of us female types, but plenty of you dudes out there enjoy a good-looking hair style as well. So, in the name of ‘keeping it local,’ you may want to check out Salon réBelle which is located right here in OTO. I went over to meet with two of the owners Vicky Garza and Ron Love to learn a little bit about their Salon. Every time I post about them on Facebook, there are always a ton of great comments about the stylists there.

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New to the Hood: Marcus & Katie Avila Open El Ranchito

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At this point, most of you know that the Avila’s have come to OTO with their family-owned restaurant El Ranchito. I happened to be getting back from a Hawaiian vacation the day before they opened, so the next morning, with no food in the house, the family and I decided to pay them a visit for lunch. Of course, the universe played a little game on all of us that day and half the power was out in downtown Orange, including at El Ranchito. They were making it work though and still serving up their traditional recipes and margaritas! While this is pretty terrible for opening day, it made for a good memory and we had a great experience that day as well as the chance to meet owner Marcus Avila. We have been back many times since and it seems that each time, they’ve made another small change to what used to be PJs Abbey.

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Labor Day Weekend in OTO = STREET FAIR INSANITY

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Can you believe it’s already back? The biggest 3 day event this town sees every year for over 30 years…yep, I’m talking about the Orange International Street Fair. It’s on it’s merry way and this event is INSANE. We’re talking people packed in, grubbing on a variety of bites from all over the world, drinking in the beer, listening to some tunes and just having a GOOD TIME!

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A Slice of Old Towne Character, Don Kelly of Hoffman Radiator

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I had the absolute pleasure of sitting down with Don Kelly, Custom Radiator Specialist, the other day to learn a little bit about him and well, I just loved him! He is the proud owner of Hoffman Radiator which has been a part of Old Towne Orange since 1946, definitely one of the oldest businesses in towne. Don himself took over the business in 1976, about 35 years ago and has been excelling at what he does since then.

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