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MEET YOUR NEIGHBORS

Holiday Greetings

FR OM THE

LOIACONOS!

Meet Ryan, Lauren, and Vincenza Loiacono of Toro Park. Many of you will recognize
Lauren as one of The Loop’s resident contributors and her Good Food column. We’re
excited to share their story this month!

PHOTOS BY GARY DANGERFIELD PHOTOGRAPHY

“We purchased our home in Toro Park in 2017 memories we share of a cousin and best friend,
and moved in October 2018 after an extensive Ryan and I are most grateful to Matt for bringing
remodel to the inside and outside,” Lauren shares. us together and for this beautiful life we have
Lauren is originally from the area having created ever since.”
grown up in Toro Park. Ryan is from Milford,
CT. His family relocated to California when his SUGAR & SPICE AND EVERYTHING NICE
father accepted a job working for McGraw Hill’s “Our family traditions are mostly centered
educational testing division. around the holidays, as both immediate families
Lauren attended Monterey Peninsula live within several minutes of us, in the Loop!
College and then San Francisco State One treasured Christmas tradition we have is
University as a communications major. Lauren going to the Stanford Shopping Mall to take
comes from an agricultural background in pictures with Santa Claus. My family started
produce sales but is currently a full-time mom this tradition when my sisters and I were young,
to their very active toddler. and it continues to this day with Vincenza. After
Ryan has a master’s degree in business from pictures are taken, we enjoy a quick lunch at
The W.P. Carey School of Business at Arizona La Baguette and then spend the day Christmas
State University. As a licensed REALTOR®, shopping. We finish the day with dinner in
Ryan has sold numerous homes throughout downtown Menlo Park followed by a drive
the Monterey Peninsula. Ryan is also an acting down Christmas Tree Lane, where we enjoy the
project manager for Ausonio, Inc. whimsically decorated street,” Lauren says.
“We enjoy any outdoor activity where
THE START OF SOMETHING BEAUTIFUL Vincenza can run around and explore her
“Ryan and I met many years ago through my surroundings, as well as spending time with
cousin Matthew Borg, who was one of Ryan’s close family and friends! We take advantage of
closest friends. Matthew unfortunately passed our surroundings when it comes time to relax...
away while we were all so young, and was/ Ryan is an avid golfer and enjoys time spent on
is still such a special person to both of us,” any of the local courses with his father, Ron,
Lauren shares. “Along with the many cherished or father-in-law, Jim. He also enjoys fishing on

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