Nordstrom Rack is coming to two Orange County cities by late 2023.

The discount retailer is opening stores on opposite ends of the county, one in Anaheim Hills and the other in San Clemente.

A 24,000-square-foot store is coming to the Anaheim Hills Festival retail center off Weir Canyon. The outdoor shopping center managed by Vestar already is home to Target, TJ Maxx, Hobby Lobby and an Edwards movie theater. The Rack is slated to open in fall 2023.

In San Clemente, the 32,00-square-foot store will Home Goods, Sprouts and Ulta at San Clemente Plaza. The center near the 5 Freeway and Camino de Estrella is owned and managed by Kornwasser. No timeline was provided for this Rack’s debut.

The Rack offers a wide range of designer clothing, accessories and housewares at discounted prices.

Hawaiian coffee shop chain lands in Tustin

A Hawaii-based coffee brand — one with a name that will make your kids giggle — is opening soon in Tustin.

Bad Ass Coffee of Hawaii is slated to serve its first cup in early October at 17243 17th St. The shopping center is at the intersection of Carrol Way and 17th.

The Tustin franchise is owned and operated by the Borba family: Tom Sr. and his three sons, Eric, Brian and Tom Jr. The family with dairy farming roots has signed a multi-unit deal to open three locations in Orange County and the Inland Empire. The Tustin shop is their first.

Bad Ass Coffee was founded on the Big Island of Hawai’i in 1989. The name comes from the days when Hawaii’s coffee was harvested by donkeys, which, as legend has it, would bray loudly as they carried loads of beans down the mountains of the Big Island.

In addition to a Hawaiian cup of joe, Bad Ass also serves blended drinks, signature lattes, cold brews, teas, Hawaiian-inspired food and branded merchandise.

The trendy eyewear retailer Warby Parker is opening Saturday, Oct. 1 at Irvine Spectrum. (Courtesy of Warby Parker)

New specs shop debuts at Irvine Spectrum

Warby Parker is opening at Irvine Spectrum on Saturday, Oct. 1.

The location will offer eye exams and carry full sun and optical eyewear offerings, the first brand of daily contact lenses Scout by Warby Parker as well as third-party contacts and more.

Warby Parker launched first as an online-only eyewear retailer, offering customers a chance to try on five sets of frames from home at no cost. The company moved into brick-and-mortar stores in 2013.

Customers can select from a wide variety of frames and lenses, including light-responsive gray, green and brown options, as well as non-polarized prescription lenses for sunglasses.

The charter jet business JSX is launching nonstop flights between Dallas and Orange County beginning Sept. 29. (Courtesy of JSX)

Small jet service opens from Dallas to SNA

JSX is launching nonstop flights between Dallas and Orange County beginning Sept. 29.

The Dallas-based “hop-on” jet service is offering introductory fares from $499 one-way for Dallas and Orange County and $549 for Dallas and Las Vegas one-way. The jets boast a “1×1” seating arrangement in sleek, smaller jets.

The company formerly known as JetSuiteX changed its name to JSX in 2019. It also shifted its headquarters to Dallas, exiting Orange County in 2018.

JSX calls its flights a hassle-free option, saving each traveler up to two hours compared with traditional airlines (and airports).

For more information on the routes or the airline, go to jsx.com

Summit for nonprofits is Oct. 6

Orange County Grantmakers will host its 11th annual summit “Breaking Barriers: Partnership, Power Sharing & the Collective Good” on Thursday, Oct. 6.

The event at Orange Coast College in Costa Mesa will offer networking and advice for philanthropic, business, and community leaders.

Sessions will focus on health equity, social justice, language and belonging, land use and housing equity.

During the summit, attendees will hear the results from the 2022 State of Philanthropy Report, OCG’s annual assessment of focus areas, giving and impact in Orange County.

Registration is open at ocgrantmakers.org.

The 13th annual Walk for Independence takes place Saturday, Oct. 1 at Twinkle Park in Costa Mesa. The event raises money for people with developmental disabilities. (Courtesy of the Project Independence)

Annual Walk for Independence is Saturday

The nonprofit Project Independence is hosting its 13th annual Walk for Independence on Saturday, Oct. 1.

The in-person event at Twinkle Park in Costa Mesa raises money for people with developmental disabilities and is a launch for National Disability Employment Awareness Month.

Money raised will help fund the organization’s Independent Living, Supported Employment and Day Program services that support 600 adults in the county. The event typically raises some $40,000.

To register, go to proindependence.org/walkathon-3

To become a sponsor, contact Director of Development Todd Eckert at [email protected] or 714-549-3464.

Lucille’s Smokehouse Bar B Que is hosting a Day of Giving on Sept. 27 with 100% of proceeds from a $7.99 Chicken Shack meal going to local food banks.

Give back when dining at Lucille’s Smokehouse

Tomorrow you can buy a chicken snack and help feed another family.

Lucille’s Smokehouse Bar B Que is hosting a Day of Giving on Sept. 27 with 100% of proceeds from a $7.99 Chicken Shack meal going to local food banks.

The meal includes two chicken wings, corn pudding, a small pumpkin crunch pudding for dessert, lemonade and Chicken Shack socks. The meal is available for dine-in only at all Lucille’s locations from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.

The Tustin Lucille’s also is hosting a Day of Giving from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. that will include the restaurant’s Wheels food truck, live music a spin-to-win game with prizes and a gift card giveaway. That address is 2550 Park Ave.

During the month of August, Lucille’s said it raised more than $1,905 for local food banks by donating $1 for every orange cream pudding sold. The money should help provide 450 meals to the needy.

Financial education series has room in its fall series

Farmers & Merchants Bank is partnering with Irvine-based South County Outreach to launch a financial education series for adults.

For more information about the program and its fall series, contact Cassie Owens, director of education at [email protected] or call 949-687-2403.

On the move

Chang Lee, a 22-year veteran of the banking industry, joins City National Bank as senior relationship manager for the southern Orange County Commercial Banking group in Irvine. His responsibilities include developing new middle market commercial clients and underwriting and packaging commercial loan requests. Previously, Chang served as director and senior relationship manager for MUFG Union Bank in Orange County.

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Ashley Johnson has been appointed senior vice president and chief marketing officer at Newport Beach & Co., the marketing agency for the city of Newport Beach. Starting Oct. 3, 2022, she will lead the marketing department in its storytelling, advertising, communications, social media, content, digital, creative, business intelligence and community relations.

On board

John S. Taylor, a San Juan Capistrano city councilor and past mayor, is a governor-nominee of Rotary District 5320, which covers Orange County, Catalina Island and Long Beach. Next, Taylor will be a district governor in 2025-2026.

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