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Brewery, distillery coming to Ontario
San Clemente’s Left Coast Brewing Co. is expanding beyond Orange County, signing a lease at The Collection, a new retail center under construction in Ontario.
The 5,000-square-foot space will be the third location for the company, which also has a brewery in Irvine. The brewery and distiller is known for its craft
beer, vodka, gin, aged whiskey, rum and tequila, all of which are made in-house.
Lewis Retail Centers, which is developing the shopping center, expects the Ontario brewery to open in early 2024.
“The Collection presented us with an opportunity to be located in brandnew development that aligns ourselves with other great businesses in an area with very high traffic and visibility,” said Tommy Hadjis, the company’s general manager. “We are looking forward to making experimental beers and sharing them with the community along with our full lineup of beer.”
Hadjis and his family have a history with food and beer that dates back to 1990. The family of foodies
developed the Oggi’s pizza chain, founded by Tommy’s dad, George Hadjis, and his uncle, John. They got into small-batch beer brewing in 1995 and soon were winning awards. Left Coast was Tommy’s creation. He added a restaurant when his landlord, Irvine Company, nudged him back in 2018.
The company said its newest brewery would also offer a private dining space, full bar buyouts and patio reservations. An in-house smokehouse will provide smoked meats, offered to customers in sandwiches stacked with tri-tip, pulled pork and brisket.
Mobile healthcare bus gets rolling
SAC Health System debuted
a mobile healthcare bus on Friday.
The mobile clinic will provide an array of services in primary care including family medicine, pediatrics, women’s health, some specialty services and internal medicine to San Bernardino residents. Anyone can get help from the mobile unit, regardless of their ability to pay or insurance status.
The project was paid for using $370,000 in federal funds sponsored by Rep. Pete Aguilar. Aguilar also helped secure $3 million in federal money for SAC Health System. The money, his team said, will help improve patient care and increase access for the area’s low-income residents.
“This new mobile unit is another step forward in
closing the health care access gap, and ensuring everyone in our community can get the care they need,” Aguilar said in a statement.
Jason Lohr, the chief executive of SAC Health System, said the mobile clinic would help the organization get healthcare to hardto-reach areas and populations in San Bernardino County.
“Through our partnerships with local organizations that directly serve the needs of these communities, we can offer medical services that patients would otherwise not receive,” Lohr said.
Coming up
The Orange County Inland Empire SBDC Network is hosting the 2023 Small Business Conference on Sept. 28 at the Great Wolf Lodge in Garden Grove. The conference will include workshops for small business owners on topics including accessing capital, digital and social marketing, contracting, and resources along with networking opportunities. For more information and registration, go to ociesmallbusiness.org/oc-smallbusiness-conference-2023
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