Redeem ‘Metro Lunch’ at local restaurants A...

Redeem ‘Metro Lunch’ at local restaurants

A new program starting today will allow people who live, work or

relax in the South Coast Metro area to get a $10 discount on their

lunch bill of $40 or more at 15 restaurants.

Diners can pick up certificates for the “Metro Lunch Bunch” at

participating restaurants, which include Antonello Ristorante, Avo’s

Bistro, Bluewater Grill, Bristol Palms California Bistro, Chat Noir,

Le Chateau Garde Bistro, the Clubhouse, Karl Strauss Brewery and

Restaurant, the Lodge, National Sports Grill, South Coast Metro Pat &

Oscar’s, Royal Khyber, Scott’s South Coast Plaza, Terra Nova and

Troquet.

Once they redeem a certificate, they will be given another to use

the next time they eat lunch at one of the various restaurants. The

program lasts through Sept. 5. For more information, call the

individual restaurants.

Toll roads chief executive to retire

Toll roads Chief Executive Wally Kreutzen announced this week he

will retire on Nov. 1.

Kreutzen has headed the Transportation Corridor Agencies, which

oversee the San Joaquin Hills and Foothill and Eastern toll roads,

for five years.

In a letter to toll roads governing board members, Kreutzen said

he had planned since 2003 to retire once toll roads officials

finished an environmental report for the Foothill/South Toll Road

extension and finished analyzing options to salvage the faltering

finances of the San Joaquin Hills Toll Road, both of which were

completed in May.

Kreutzen praised the accomplishments of the toll roads agency,

which built 51 miles of Orange County’s 67-mile toll-road system

during his tenure and installed the FasTrak system, one of the

nation’s first electronic toll-collection systems. The toll roads

governing boards will discuss recruitment of a new chief executive at

a July 8 meeting.

Fireworks stands open today in Costa Mesa

Fireworks stands will open at 10 a.m. today in Costa Mesa.

Twenty-eight organizations will have stands up around the city.

Fireworks have been an incendiary issue at City Hall for the past few

months, as city leaders grappled with how to restrict their sale.

Officials ultimately tightened the eligibility criteria for

selling fireworks, including the requirement that organizations

applying for fireworks-stand permits need at least 80% of their

members to live in Costa Mesa, with some exceptions.

Students to ‘Sound’ off at the Waldorf School

Students from the Arts & Learning Conservatory will perform “The

Sound of Music” at 6 p.m. Friday at the Waldorf School of Orange

County in Costa Mesa.

The performance is the culmination of a summer camp for Orange

County children ages 7 to 12. Students in the camp learn every aspect

of the production, including singing, dancing, acting and performing

musical accompaniment.

They will perform an abridged version of the Broadway musical.

The Arts & Learning Conservatory is a nonprofit organization that

offers summer camps and other programs for students interested in the

performing arts.

The performance is free. The Waldorf School is at 2350 Canyon

Drive in Costa Mesa. For more information, call (714) 623-1907 or go

to https://www.artsandlearning.com.