New drive-through only Dunkin Donuts. (Courtesy Dunkin’)

On Saturday, Oct. 28, Kids Rule Sports, a memorabilia store created with kids in mind, openS at The Shops at Mission Viejo. The shop will focus on the local fan base with memorabilia from the Angels and Dodgers, Lakers and Clippers, Ducks and Kings, and Rams and Chargers. (Courtesy of Stan Bruckheim)

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On Saturday, Oct. 28, Kids Rule Sports, a memorabilia store created with kids in mind, openS at The Shops at Mission Viejo. The shop will focus on the local fan base with memorabilia from the Angels and Dodgers, Lakers and Clippers, Ducks and Kings, and Rams and Chargers. (Courtesy of Stan Bruckheim)

On Saturday, Oct. 28, Kids Rule Sports, a memorabilia store created with kids in mind, openS at The Shops at Mission Viejo. The shop will focus on the local fan base with memorabilia from the Angels and Dodgers, Lakers and Clippers, Ducks and Kings, and Rams and Chargers. (Courtesy of Stan Bruckheim)

On Saturday, Oct. 28, Kids Rule Sports, a memorabilia store created with kids in mind, openS at The Shops at Mission Viejo. The shop will focus on the local fan base with memorabilia from the Angels and Dodgers, Lakers and Clippers, Ducks and Kings, and Rams and Chargers. (Courtesy of Stan Bruckheim)



On Saturday, Oct. 28, Kids Rule Sports, a memorabilia store created with kids in mind, openS at The Shops at Mission Viejo. The shop will focus on the local fan base with memorabilia from the Angels and Dodgers, Lakers and Clippers, Ducks and Kings, and Rams and Chargers. (Courtesy of Stan Bruckheim)

The Strand, now called 5th and PCH, has seen many restaurants come and go. Register file photo

On Saturday, Oct. 28, Kids Rule Sports, a memorabilia store created with kids in mind, openS at The Shops at Mission Viejo. The shop will focus on the local fan base with memorabilia from the Angels and Dodgers, Lakers and Clippers, Ducks and Kings, and Rams and Chargers. (Courtesy of Stan Bruckheim)

Floyd’s 99 Barbershop is hosting a one-day bone marrow swab registry event, in participating shops, on Saturday, Nov. 4. Some 23 shops in Southern California will offer clients a chance to use a swab kit and get registered for the bone marrow donor registry. (Courtesy of Floyd’s 99)

Floyd’s 99 Barbershop is hosting a one-day bone marrow swab registry event, in participating shops, on Saturday, Nov. 4. Some 23 shops in Southern California will offer clients a chance to use a swab kit and get registered for the bone marrow donor registry. (Courtesy of Floyd’s 99)



Floyd’s 99 Barbershop is hosting a one-day bone marrow swab registry event, in participating shops, on Saturday, Nov. 4. Some 23 shops in Southern California will offer clients a chance to use a swab kit and get registered for the bone marrow donor registry. (Courtesy of Floyd’s 99)

Floyd’s 99 Barbershop is hosting a one-day bone marrow swab registry event, in participating shops, on Saturday, Nov. 4. Some 23 shops in Southern California will offer clients a chance to use a swab kit and get registered for the bone marrow donor registry. (Courtesy of Floyd’s 99)

Could there be a better time to open a sports memorabilia store?

On Saturday, Oct. 28 — Game 4 of the World Series — Kids Rule Sports, a memorabilia store created with children in mind, will open at The Shops at Mission Viejo.

The store is “a culmination of 30 years of passion for sports collecting,” said owner Stan Bruckheim.

The shop will focus on the local fan base with memorabilia from the Angels and Dodgers, Lakers and Clippers, Ducks and Kings, and Rams and Chargers.

The weekend is a grand opening event for Bruckheim, who found and built out the shop in a scant 14 days.

He’s also snared Cardinals pitcher Anthony Reyes for autographs and selfies on Sunday (between 1-2 p.m.). Reyes was the winning pitcher of Game One of the 2006 World Series, setting a rookie record by retiring the first 17 batters he faced.

Bruckheim has stuffed the shelves with hundreds of items including autographed and certified footballs and helmets, baseballs, basketballs, framed and unframed jerseys, plaques and photo display pieces. There will also be unsigned plaques and sports cards for the kids.

For Bruckheim, the store represents a way “to pursue my love for sports memorabilia without my wife getting too upset, and for teaching kids about the history of sports.”

Locals may recognize his name. Bruckheim also owns a by-appointment-only shop in Laguna Niguel. The Mission Viejo store represents his first venture into brick-and-mortar retail.

The Mission Viejo shop will includes pieces from icons like Michael Jordan, Magic Johnson, Kobe Bryant, Wayne Gretzky, Joe Montana, John Elway, Pele, Mia Hamm, Cal Ripken Jr. and Tony Gwynn, and modern-day stars like Mike Trout, Albert Pujols, Blake Griffin, Odell Beckham, Le’Veon Bell and Todd Gurley.

KRS is near Nordstroms and Forever 21, close to the Valet and Cheesecake Factory.

Drive-through Only Dunkin’

California’s first drive-through only Dunkin’ Donuts opens Saturday, Oct. 28 in Lake Forest.

The restaurant, at 23771 El Toro Road, will serve the same Dunkin’ menu of doughnuts and coffee beverages. It was one of 30 drive-through only locations in the U.S.

Why did Dunkin’ choose Lake Forest for its first California drive-through only?

“We are always looking for innovative ways to bring our products to our guests in the most efficient manner,” the company said in a statement. “With real estate at a premium, the Lake Forest drive-thru only is an example of using an innovative design that uses a fraction of the land area to deliver our products to guests where and when they most desire them.”

Mission Viejo loses mom and pop cafe

Cru Cafe in Mission Viejo has closed. The cafe’s owners posted an update recently on their Facebook page to let its customers know of the closure. “While its hard to not be overcome with a sense of melancholy that comes with this sort of thing, we are thousands times happier to have at least been a part of this journey, and a million more times fortunate to have had you as loyal customers. We are even more glad that we had the opportunity to get to know each and every single one of you; you guys are what made this place special, and for that we will continue to smile,” the note stated. The cafe was at 28841 Los Alisos Blvd. in Mission Viejo.

Huntington Beach: Comings and Goings

A Johnny Rockets at 5th and PCH, formerly called The Strand, closed in August. A company representative said the downtown Huntington Beach location was run by a franchisee who “had reached the end of its lease term and the franchisee notified us of his intent to close.” The restaurant is being replaced by a taco eatery.

Johnny Rockets was one of the first tenants to open at the 100,000-square-foot The Strand when it opened in 2008. The four buildings that comprise 5th and PCH, whose ownership has since changed, are along the 100 block of 5th Street downtown.

Also coming soon to 5th and PCH: HQ Gastropub from Woodland Hills is expected to open in November. The so-called “prohibition-era” drink parlor is taking over the space vacated by RA Sushi.

Nearby on Pacific Coast Highway, George’s Grill has closed. The location, south of Main Street at 300 PCH, is becoming an ice cream shop. George’s, according to the city, is relocating elsewhere in Huntington Beach.

More shuffling at the Irvine Spectrum

Auntie Anne’s at the Irvine Spectrum Center has temporarily closed. The pretzel shop is relocating to a new space within the mall which won’t be ready until mid-November, according to the Irvine Co., which owns the center. The shop, previously near the Giant Wheel, is moving across from Tilly’s.

The center, which is building a new section in the former Macy’s space, has been under construction for months. The Auntie Anne’s move is part of several other store shuffles throughout the mall.

Speaking of Irvine Co. construction, reps for the developer confirm that new tenants are coming to Tustin side of The Market Place at Jamboree and El Camino Real. A new building is under construction near Dairy Queen but “we’re not quite ready to share what retailers will be occupying the new space,” the company said.

Ruby’s Diner adds new Educational Happy Hour

Newport Beach-based Ruby’s Diner recently unveiled a new happy hour geared for students and teachers.

Participating restaurants are offering students and teachers with ID 50 percent off any appetizer and any shake Monday through Friday from 2-5 p.m. For adults ages 21 and over, the half off deal applies to beer and wine, as well. The deal will be available through the end of the current school year.

Restaurants offering the Study Break Happy Hour program are in Huntington Beach, Irvine, Long Beach, Laguna Hills, Mission Valley, Cabazon, Ca. (Morongo Casino), Oceanside, Palm Springs, Irvine (Irvine Spectrum Center, Costa Mesa (South Coast Plaza), Yorba Linda, Downey and Glen Mills, Pa.

Marrow drive at the barbershop

Floyd’s 99, a rock ‘n roll infused barbershop, is partnering with Love Hope Strength Foundation to help “cut out cancer.”

The barbershop is hosting a one-day bone marrow swab registry event Saturday, Nov. 4.

Some 23 shops in Southern California are participating, along with nearly 50 more in nine other states (Arizona, Colorado, Massachusetts, Maryland, Michigan, Illinois, Minnesota Pennsylvania and Virginia).

Each barbershop will have swab envelopes available to encourage clients to register for the International Bone Marrow Registry. If you don’t want to swab at the barbershop, participants can go to Floyd’s 99 virtual drive event to have a swab envelope sent directly home. Full eligibility requirements are available online.

“This event hits home for me personally because my mother in law has Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma and she just went through a bone marrow biopsy prior to starting her next round of medication,” said Melanie Schemmel, a shop manager at Floyd’s 99 in Highlands Ranch, Colo. Her mother is a lymphoma survivor who had a bone marrow transplant.

“Five minutes is all it takes to change the course of someone’s destiny,” Schemmel said.

Here’s how it works:

While customers are waiting for a haircut appointment, they can review the eligibility checklist, complete registration paperwork, get a swab packet from the reception desk, swipe one swab on each cheek and insert the swabs into a sealed envelope to return to reception.

Joining the bone marrow donor registry means a potential marrow donor match can help a patient battling leukemia, lymphoma, or other cancers and blood disorders if matched by doctors as a peripheral blood stem cell donor or a bone marrow donor.

“The potential impact of this simple act of generosity is staggering,” said Rob O’Brien, co-owner of Floyd’s 99. “Only 1 of every 430 who add themselves to the Bone Marrow Registry will be a match and go on to donate, and yet every 3 minutes, someone is diagnosed with blood cancer — 480 people each day! — and leukemia kills more children than any other cancer.”