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Rancho Santa Margarita, CA
121Events this week
29Free things to do
86New spots
90New stories

● Checked this morning, before the 6 AM send.

This week in Rancho Santa Margarita

Five picks from this week's calendar. See all 121 events, day by day →

Free Zumba Class

Tuesday 10am · Zumba Orange County Con Teo · Free

🦞 Cousins Maine Lobster at Echo Park by Sprouts ✨One of Our Rare Visits to Echo Park Don’t Miss It

Tuesday 2:30pm · Sprouts Farmers Market

Build a Strong Financial Future: Financial Education Series

Tuesday 3pm · Disabled Resources Center · Free

Hot Rods Unlimited In-N-Out Burger Tuesday Night Cruise-In

Tuesday 5pm · In-N-Out Burger - Laguna Hills · Free

Tuesday Social Run Brea

Tuesday 6pm · A Snail's Pace Running Shop (Brea)

New in Rancho Santa Margarita

Places that opened, reopened, or earned a mention this month — the ones we'd go back to.

Elissimo Coffee

Cafes

Serious beans nearby: Elissimo Coffee obsesses over the good stuff, sourcing beans from nine distinct regions then roasting in-house for cups that actually taste like somewhere.

elissimocoffee.com ↗

Tina Beauty Paradise

Beauty

Good hair days ahead: If your grown-out highlights are haunting you, Tina Beauty Paradise tackles balayage, color correction, keratin smoothing, Japanese straightening, nanoplastia, and extensions.

tinabeautyparadise.glossgenius.com ↗

Rancho Santa Margarita’s best businesses

Every spot worth knowing, in one place.

The restaurants, shops, and services the newsletter recommends, all in one place — every listing checked, and paid pins marked every time.

Browse Rancho Santa Margarita’s best →

Most read in Rancho Santa Margarita

The five stories Rancho Santa Margarita readers clicked most this month, from the daily editions.

  1. Researchers descend on cancer cluster community to find cause of deadly disease

    Researchers from Cal State Fullerton have begun additional environmental testing in a Southern California community after six cases of Ewing sarcoma, a rare bone and soft issue cancer that has affected members of the Ladera Ranch area in Orange County.

    Full story at nypost.com ↗

  2. Discover patty pleasures during Burger Week - Irvine Standard

    Nine restaurants in Irvine, California, are participating in Burger Week, celebrating the craft, creativity and culture of American food from Sept.

    Full story at irvinestandard.com ↗

  3. Salty Turf Mini Golf Opens in San Clemente

    Salty Turf Mini Golf has opened at the Vista Hermosa Sports Park in San Clemente with two 18-hole courses available.

    Full story at orangecoast.com ↗

  4. Maleza Opens First Standalone Restaurant At The Camp In Costa Mesa

    Maleza, a modern Mexican kitchen and mezcal bar, has opened its first standalone restaurant at The CAMP in Costa Mesa, California.

    Full story at whatnow.com ↗

  5. Russ Bendel Jr. to Open New Creekside Restaurant in October

    RJB Restaurant Group, owned by Russ Bendel Jr.

    Full story at ocbj.com ↗

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