Coffee Wars, Concerts and Worthy Causes: Wednesday Briefing

Concert in the Park: The Chris Anderson Group will perform at Eisenhower Park next to the pier today as the latest in the Seal Beach Chamber of Commerce’s summer concert series. The concert starts at 6 p.m. and continues to 8 p.m. The crowds gather early, so bring the family and blankets and chairs before 6 p.m. to stakeout a good spot.

Coffee Brewhaha: The Seal Beach Planning Commission will consider plans to open a second Starbucks Coffee in the PCH Vons shopping center at Wednesday night’s meeting. The proposal has irked some. It would be the second Starbucks in the shopping center, and rival businesses and some residents argue that the mega-chain counters the unique vibe of Seal Beach. It’s not the first time locals have launched an effort to block Starbucks from coming to Old Town. Years ago, community backlash successfully squashed plans to open a Starbucks on Main Street.

Support the Library, Chow at Chipotle: Help support the Friends of the Library Front Porch Project by grabbing grub at Chipotle Wednesday night from 4:00pm to 10:00 p.m. Chipotle will contribute 50% to the Front Porch Project when you present a coupon from the library desk (It’s easy – the library and Chipotle are both in the Shops at Rossmoor) The Friends have achieved $45,820 of their goal of $100,000.

Remodeling the library's front entrance will increase the outdoor usable space by over 300%. Learn more about the project at our Facebook page, Friends of the Los Alamitos-Rossmoor Library, or our website, http://www.friendsoflarlibrary.org

Food Trucks and Live Music: The Picnic at St. Isidore’s Plaza on Thursday, August 8th starts at 5:30 p.m. The music featured will be the Café Caribe band, the band that  is  once again donating their time and love to the Picnic at the Plaza.  A Cuban style of music including salsa, calypso and some reggae, the  fortunate denizens of Los Alamitos are in for a musical treat so come  and show your support. There will also be some gourmet trucks for discerning palates.  The Plaza is located at 10961 Reagan Street in Los Alamitos.  For more information, please call 562-596-9918.

Farewell Fair! This week is your last chance to catch this year’s Orange County Fair. The fair runs Wednesday through Sunday with pig races, deep-fried food, carnival rides, exhibits and more. Find schedules, directions and more info here.