Monique McArthur has lived in Villa Park for 20 years and has written about it for years, here and on Enjoy Orange County. Her kids went to Villa Park Elementary. Her son's at Villa Park High now, and her daughter went to Orange Lutheran. Along the way she was a Little League team mom, ran the VPLL snack bar, worked with the VPHS baseball boosters, helped run the Villa Park Halloween event and was a homeroom mom at Villa Park Elementary. These days she runs through town almost every day, shops the Town Center and Ralphs, and grabs a bite at Bagel Me or The Post, so she usually knows what's opening, closing or changing before most people do.
Her husband's family has been here since 1978. He and his four siblings went to Villa Park High and Orange Lutheran, and his parents still live in town, so a lot of what she knows about Villa Park's history, and how it's changed, comes straight from them.
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Monique McArthur*The Annual OC Music Festival was postponed, but in the meantime, they hosted a 3-day Cook’s Corner Music Fest October 20-22, 2023. The OC Music Festival will be June 25-27, 2021 Friday thru Monday at Lakeview Park in Silverado. The OC Music Fest will feature the best of Southern California local jam bands in a … Read more
Villa Park’s own Andrew Harness has captured the 2019 CIF State Diving Championship and the Southern Section Division 2 diving championship to complete his high school school. Harness claimed the Southern Section Division 2 championship with 610.35 points on the springboard over freshman Nicholas Chaou of South Pasadena by just over 50 points. After capturing … Read more
The Villa Park Women’s League has played a major role in the community for 50 years. VPWL brings Villa Park together through regular activities, hosting exciting community events, and working philanthropically to give back to local schools, the library, city beautification projects, and more. The 2018 Giving Tree project helped VPWL deliver toys and gift … Read more
Villa Park will be rehabilitating 19 streets beginning on Monday, December 13, 2018 with an estimated completion at the end of January, 2019. Each year the City completes a cycle of street rehabilitation projects in order to maintain the life of the City’s asphalt streets. Locations and asphalt treatment methods are identified by the City … Read more
December 18, 2018: There was a water pipe break on Mesa Avenue, just east up the hill from Henderson Avenue, early Tuesday morning. The Serrano Water District stopped the leak and is in the process of repairing the pipe. Unfortunately, there was a lot of damage to the adjacent slope and under Mesa Avenue. Full … Read more