When our two children were little, we practically lived at the Woodbridge Family Center -- dance, tae kwon do, piano, art, Ruby's every Tuesday, haircuts, Barnes and Noble..... you get the picture.  We have watched the center deteriorate as the Irvine Company forced businesses out by raising the rent, preferring to have spots, such as Chevy's, empty for years, waiting for another "desirable" medical practice to move in, instead of allowing the small business tenants to stay.  Ten years later, despite the attrition of our family favorites, we are still there at once to twice per week!  This is the true center and heart of Irvine, where families gather and minds and bodies are enriched.  Let's work on revitalizing this center and the soul of Irvine!

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 I too raised my children in Woodbridge. Now my grandchildren walk from my home to the Center. What can we do to revitalize the "soul of Irvine"?