August 2024 - The Petluck Team

August 30, 2024

Real estate news: Irvine buys office building for $13 million

The city of Irvine on Aug. 15 paid $13 million for the two-story headquarters of RGP Property at 17101 Armstrong. The building, which will help the city expand its administrative office spaces, spans 57,301 square...

August 29, 2024

15 female patients allege doctor at UCI, Hoag sexually assaulted them

Fifteen women have filed a lawsuit alleging an Irvine physician forced them to expose their breasts and, in many instances, groped them under the guise of treatment at UCI Medical Center and a clinic affiliated...

August 28, 2024

Southern soul-food spot Georgia’s opens new location in Irvine, its fourth

Southern soul food by way of Philadelphia, where chef and co-founder Gretchen Shoemaker was born and honed her culinary skills, Georgia’s got its start as a part-time catering business serving old family recipes made inside...

August 28, 2024

The Habit Burger Grill changes its name

The Habit Burger Grill is adding an ampersand to its name. The Irvine-based quick service chain will now be known as The Habit Burger & Grill, according to a news release. The changes are subtle,...

August 28, 2024

John Fogerty talks about making up for lost time, playing CCR music again

If ever there was a cautionary tale about the music industry, look no further than the covenant John Fogerty and his Creedence Clearwater Revival bandmates entered into with Fantasy Records owner Saul Zaentz when the...

August 27, 2024

Lawsuit seeks to block veterans cemetery in Anaheim Hills

A group seeking to block a veterans cemetery from being built in Anaheim Hills’ Gypsum Canyon has filed a lawsuit against the city, hoping to instead get a veterans burial ground in Irvine, where years of...

August 26, 2024

Status Update: HeyTea, the latest craze in blended drinks, opens in Irvine

HeyTea, a Chinese beverage company with a global fan base, opened recently in Irvine to long lines of eager customers. Just the second on the West Coast for the company, the café opened Aug. 9...

August 23, 2024

UCI Medical School program addresses shortage of Latinx physicians in California.

Carla Vasquez Vergara grew up going with her abuelita to doctor appointments across the Inland Empire. Although she was just a kid, Vergara translated important medical information between her Spanish-speaking grandmother and her English-speaking physician....

August 22, 2024

With housing plan, Irvine council walks a tightrope between state compliance and local control

Land south of The Great Park and east of The 5 Freeway is listed in ‘Focus Area No 3’ as an area for new homes in the Irvine Housing Staff Report in Irvine, CA, on...

August 21, 2024

Handful of Black-owned restaurants in OC are options for Black Restaurant Week

Black Restaurant Week, an annual two-week event focusing on Black-owned eateries and celebrating the cuisine of the African diaspora, starts this week in Los Angeles, happening from Aug. 23 through Sept.1, with an abundance of...

Month: August 2024