Eater in nearby Los Angeles is celebrating their first Burger Week with special burger coverage, brackets, giveaways, and best-of lists. One of the most important parts of Burger Week is determining once and for all, through a highly imperfect bracketing and voting system which burger is the best burger in all of Los Angeles.

Eater has chosen 16 burger contenders in four categories from a list of Eater Burger Committee favorites and reader submissions. The four categories are pub style burgers, fast food style burgers, upscale burgers, and wild card burgers.Eater Los Angeles will be handing out free burgers, delve into the world of the veggie burger, talk boozy burger pairings, in addition to other burger-related stunts.

Eater asked six of their favorite restaurants that currently do not have burgers on the menu to make a special Eater Burger Week creation, available this week and next.

Go to www.la.eater.com for more information.

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The Easter bunny is coming to Orange County. The Fifth Annual Easter Festival and Treasure Hunt, 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Kids bring your Easter basket for a free treasure hunt throughout the Market Place for candy and toys. Find the Golden Ticket to win a special prize. First 500 kids in line receive a free gift. Free face painting from 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.  and free puppet shows featuring the River Otter Circus by Swazzle Puppetry at 10 a.m. Be sure to bring your cameras and take photos with the Easter Bunny from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. There will also be free Easter crafts with the Ukulady where you’ll get the chance to make your own bunny ears. Now, how exciting is that! Come out and celebrate Easter with the entire family and have tons fun with the rest of the residents of Orange County. You don’t want to miss out!

For more information go to www.ocmarketplace.com

Anaheim get ready to for a wonderful treat at the Fullerton Arboretum this weekend. You won’t want to miss the Green Scene Plant and Garden Show as we are bigger and better than ever! We have added over 20 first-time exhibitors for 2011 offering more to see and do than ever before. The largest outdoor regional plant and garden show in Southern California.

Approximately 100 vendors with a wide variety of items for sale. Green Scene is on Saturday and Sunday April 16th and 17th from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Special early admission for members of the Friends of the Fullerton Arboretum on Saturday, April 17 from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. Celebrating California Native Plant Week and Earth week, the event features environmentally responsible garden design, eco-friendly gardening practices through lectures and living displays as well as specialty plants and home gardening elements. Sponsored in part by Kellogg Garden Products and Knowlwood Restaurant.

Go to www.fullertonarboretum.org for more information.

Photo courtesy: Corey Leopold

We look like to announce to our residents that The Crossing has been named Development of the Year by the South Coast Apartment Association. The 11th annual Greater Excellence in Management and Maintenance attracted roughly 1,200 multifamily executives, industry vendors, elected officials, and community leaders gathered at the Hilton in Anaheim.

The South Coast Apartment Association represents rental housing owners and managers throughout Orange County, Long Beach, and Signal Hill. One of our very own leasing consultants, Kevin Bardo, won Leasing Professional of the Year. We would like to extend our appreciation to the residents here at The Crossing.

It was truly an honor for us to receive both awards for Development of the Year and Leasing Professional of the Year. Also, congratulations to Maura Daly for her nomination as Community Manager of the Year and Linda Stout for her nomination as Assistant Manager of the Year.