Philz opens this week in Dana Point – Orange County Register

Eight years after it was approved, Philz Coffee is at long last opening this week in Dana Point.

The San Francisco-based coffee roaster is part of a new mixed-use complex at 34179 Pacific Coast Highway. It opens officially on Wednesday, Nov. 6.

Philz has dozens of locations across Southern California. The Dana Point café sits under a newly completed residential complex at the corner of Pacific Coast Highway and Golden Lantern.

The development, approved in 2016 with Philz as its first signed retail tenant, includes 39 apartments, retail and commercial space and underground parking.

Rare double eagle gold coin heads to auction

Stack’s Bowers Galleries in Costa Mesa will auction a rare, “almost uncirculated” gold coin on Nov. 19.

The $20 double eagle gold piece, minted in Nevada in the late-1800s, is a coin Stack’s Bowers calls “the finest graded known to exist.” It’s the centerpiece of a Rarities Night Auction later this month and part of the Bernard Richards Collection.

Richards, who died in 2015, was a construction executive at Slattery Associates in New York. He collected coins throughout his life, but his family was unaware of its volume or value until his three daughters found it after their mother, Arlene, died in 2020. The coin collection was stashed in two safe deposit boxes stored for more than 40 years in a vault at a Manhattan Citibank on Park Avenue.

The double eagle gold coin weighs nearly an ounce and was minted in 1870 in Carson, Nevada, part of a small batch of coins produced, Stack’s says. One of 3,789 pieces minted, coin experts believe just 35 to 65 exist today and none are in “mint state.”

The “fresh to the market” AU-55 coin (a term that means almost uncirculated) was last sold at an auction in 1986. Stack’s expects the coin will draw a record price between $1.5 million and $2 million.

For more details, go to Stack’s Bowers Galleries at auctions.stacksbowers.com. The auction will be held Nov. 18-22 in Costa Mesa with lot viewing beforehand Nov. 12-15 at the Whitman Winter Expo.

Marshall’s opens this month in Laguna Hills

Marshall’s opens Nov. 21 in the Laguna Hills Plaza shopping center in Laguna Hills.

The store is opening in a former Dick’s Sporting Goods store off Alicia Parkway.

The retailer, which specializes in discount fashion and household decor, is hiring. The hourly wage posted online has a starting range for $17 to $17.50.

Adopt a family holiday program seeks donors

MOMS, a Santa Ana-based nonprofit dedicated to help new mothers in Orange County, is seeking community support for its annual Adopt-a-Family holiday program.

The organization says requests are at “an all-time high,” as it looks to provide families with a little cheer over the holidays.

The program to adopt a local family is available through mid-November. Individuals, companies and families can adopt families who need help this holiday season.

Donors first read through family profiles, specific one to adopt and then provide a contribution. Gift cards are provided to families to purchase gifts and necessities such as food, clothing and household items.

MOMS says its maternal-child health workers and health educators choose the families who are the those most in need. Every family includes expectant or brand-new parents, and many have single mothers facing housing insecurity, MOMS organizers tell us.

MOMS hopes to serve 130 families this holiday season. This campaign is underwritten by US Bank, and the deadline to adopt a family is Nov. 15.

To participate, go to roonga.com/moms2024 or contact by email Tracy Foye at tfoye@momsorangecounty.org. For more information about the nonprofit, go to momsorangecounty.org for details about MOMS.

Brokerage growing ‘staches, raising money for men’s cancer

Hanley Investment Group Real Estate Advisors launched its annual Movember campaign. In this 14th year raising money for men’s cancer awareness and research, the brokerage chose the theme “Saddle Up for Movember.” Those who can will grow their moustaches throughout November to raise awareness and funds for prostate cancer, testicular cancer, mental health and suicide prevention. Since 2011, Hanley Investment Group has raised more than $368,000 for these vital causes. For more information and to contribute, go to us.movember.com/team/2234814

Good works

More than 115 middle and high school girls from across Orange County participated in the second annual InfluenceHER Summit.

The event held Oct. 12 at Santa Ana College was hosted by Girls Inc. of Orange County with the city’s Mayor Valerie Amezcua. Along with keynote speaker Diana E. Ramos, California’s surgeon general, the girls heard about firsthand experiences from women leaders and participated in interactive workshops.

“The InfluenceHER Summit is a powerful example of the work we do at Girls Inc. to promote gender equality and empower young women,” said Lucy Santana, chief executive of Girls Inc. of Orange County. For more about the nonprofit, go to girlsinc-oc.org. 

Fundraisers

Human Options raised $235,000 at its fall luncheon held Oct. 11 at the Lido House. The money will go toward programs that support survivors of relationship violence. The nonprofit also provides a 24-hour hotline, emergency shelter, walk-in centers, transitional housing, counseling programs, legal advocacy, community education and prevention services. “October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month, and Human Options hosts its annual luncheon at this time to shine the light on relationship violence as an issue that impacts everyone in our community,” said Maricela Rios-Faust, CEO of Human Options. For more information about Human Options, go to www.humanoptions.org.

The Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Orange Coast raised a record-breaking $700,000 at its annual “Be Great” gala held in Newport Beach. The club serves the cities of Newport Beach, Costa Mesa, Irvine, Orange, and Santa Ana. Money raised at the event raised will enable the nonprofit to expand its reach and help 10,000 local youth annually through programs and mentorship. For more information, go to boysandgirlsclub.com

Christine Phan recently was appointed to the board of directors at MOMS, a nonprofit dedicated to newborn and pregnancy health. Phan is a physician with Kaiser Permanente. (Photo courtesy of MOMS)

Daniel Sanders, director of Legal Services at Radiant Futures in Fullerton, recently was named chairperson for the Orange County Family Violence Council. (Photo courtesy of Radiant Futures)

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Christine Phan recently was appointed to the board of directors at MOMS, a nonprofit dedicated to newborn and pregnancy health. Phan is a physician with Kaiser Permanente. (Photo courtesy of MOMS)

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