Blog - The Petluck Team

May 3, 2025

Irvine Unified’s new superintendent has deep ties to the district

Irvine Unified School District has named its first new superintendent in nearly 14 years, tapping longtime assistant superintendent Cassie Parham. Parham has served as interim superintendent since February, after the retirement of Terry Walker —...

May 2, 2025

6 Orange County educators surprised as ‘Teacher of the Year’

Just days before her first child is expected to arrive, Jeannette Aguilera, a third-grade teacher at Centralia Elementary School, had a surprise visit from a team of administrators — one official joking the visit should’ve...

May 2, 2025

Real estate news: 5-story Orange office building sells at a loss

The five-story office building at 725 West Town and Country Road in Orange sold April 28 for $15.45 million. Bailard sold the 90,191-square-foot building, which last sold in 2016 for $20.5 million, according to property...

May 1, 2025

Gelatissimo opens ice cream shop at University Center in Irvine

The ice cream shop Gelatissimo is open at University Center in Irvine. The store, which replaced the sushi handroll concept Temakira, sells freshly made gelato (ice cream in Italian) with seasonal ingredients and toppings. It’s...

April 29, 2025

Vietnam War pilot reflects on rescue helicopter evacuations during the fall of Saigon

About two dozen Vietnam veterans joined Irvine dignitaries and others Tuesday at Hangar 297 at the Great Park, the future home of the Flying Leatherneck Aviation Museum, to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Operation Frequent...

April 29, 2025

The Habit goes national with a burger created for Coachella

A combo that The Habit & Burger & Grill created exclusively for fans going to the Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival is now going to be available for everybody. It’s called the Desert Drip...

April 28, 2025

Status Update: Brea Mall opens new entrance, shops as expansion continues

A sophisticated new entrance with a faux-turf courtyard now welcomes shoppers at the Brea Mall, part of an evolving expansion at the north Orange County retail center. Inside a new wing of stores are open,...

April 25, 2025

Real estate news: Senior living facility closing in Orange, 56 layoffs pending

The assisted living facility ActivCare Living in Orange is closing in early June. The company relayed the news to the California Employment Development Department, indicating the entire staff would be laid off when the facility...

April 25, 2025

Irvine to be home of first T&T Asian supermarket in Southern California

Canada’s largest Asian grocery store chain is expanding to Southern California, opening its first supermarket in Irvine’s Great Park Neighborhoods next year while establishing its first U.S. regional headquarters in Brea where it will oversee...

April 24, 2025

McDonald’s launches chicken strips, taking on Taco Bell and Wienerschnitzel

A fast food chicken war has broken out on three fronts. McDonald’s is adding what it calls its first new permanent menu item in four years with the introduction of McCrispy Strips. It will arrive...