February 2023 - The Petluck Team

February 28, 2023

OC students snowed in at science camps are coming home

Hundreds of students who went away to outdoor science camps in the mountains last week and got stuck there due to heavy snowfall are expected back home Monday, Feb. 27. Students from schools in Orange...

February 27, 2023

Status Update: Life Time ‘country club gym’ opening in Irvine

A massive, luxury gym has landed in a former 24 Hour Fitness in Irvine. The facility got a major overhaul after Life Time leased the facility in 2021 at 18007 Von Karman Ave. in 2021...

February 27, 2023

Final Orange County boys basketball Top 25: Mater Dei, Canyon finish 1-2 in the rankings

This final Orange County high school boys basketball rankings for the 2022-23 season. Notable this week: Mater Dei won the CIF Southern Section Division 1 championship and finishes at No. 1 in the season’s final...

February 28, 2023

Last of students stranded at science camps in snow storm reunited with families

As soon as 11-year-old Elle Yazdani stepped off a school bus after being snowed in at an outdoor science camp in the mountains, her mom was there with a big hug and her favorite Chick-fil-A...

February 27, 2023

Weezer’s Indie Rock Roadtrip Tour is coming to FivePoint Amphitheatre in Irvine

Los Angeles indie rock band Weezer is hitting the road and bringing some friends along on its Indie Rock Roadtrip Tour this summer. The outing includes stops at FivePoint Amphitheatre in Irvine on Sep. 2...

February 28, 2023

Teacher at Irvine’s Beckman High School arrested after recording devices found in school restroom

IRVINE — A teacher at Beckman High School in Irvine was arrested Monday on suspicion of hiding recording devices in a bathroom at the school. Siu Kong Sit was arrested on suspicion of possession of...

February 25, 2023

Orange County students ‘snowed in’ at science camps due to weather

Southern California’s weather events delayed the return trip of hundreds of Orange County students participating in outdoor science camps in the mountains. At least two Orange County school districts have students spending extra time at...

February 22, 2023

Irvine to continue deal with Live Nation for Great Park concert venue

Just as the clock struck midnight, Irvine councilmembers decided against making any changes, just yet, to a proposed amphitheater in Great Park. Instead, after almost six hours of debate and public comment, the City Council...

February 23, 2023

$3.2 million in wages, benefits recovered for Alorica call center workers

Federal regulators have recovered nearly $3.2 million in back wages and benefits for more than 3,100 subcontractors working at call centers in Florida and Oklahoma run by Irvine-based Alorica. The employees provided enrollment, dental and...

February 22, 2023

Pentatonix adds a stop at FivePoint Amphitheatre in Irvine to its World Tour

Fresh off of receiving its star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Tuesday morning, three-time Grammy award-winning a capella group Pentatonix announced the North American leg of its world tour and it includes a...

Month: February 2023