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April 22, 2024

Runners celebrate first-generation immigrants with a color run

Friends Jillian Pluemer of Placentia, Micaela Balcaza of Lake Forest and Rebecca Sewell of Irvine, from left, stand together, covered in colorful chalk dust, after participating in a 3K Color Fun Run, as part of...

April 19, 2024

Aliso Viejo residents claim herbicide spraying near their homes is making them sick

Carolyn McCuan, a 39-year-old marathon runner, had been feeling unusually tired for months when she decided on the afternoon of June 28, 2023, to take a rejuvenating walk along Aliso Viejo’s tree-lined, picturesque Wood Canyon...

April 16, 2024

Aspiring techies can find community in Irvine this week

Google, Microsoft, Meta, BlackBerry, Vizio and Oracle are just a handful of the many technology giants with a known presence in Irvine. But do the city’s startups have that same visibility? That’s the question Councilmember...

April 14, 2024

Firefighters, animal officers rescue locked-out dog from 4th-floor balcony in Irvine

IRVINE — Firefighters and animal services officers on Saturday used a ladder truck to rescue a dog from a fourth-floor balcony at an Irvine residence when a dog got locked out and no one was...

April 12, 2024

Volunteers show lots of love by making strangers in need lasagna

In the summer of 2021, Dennis DiPlacito was watching TV when he saw a segment about Lasagna Love, a grassroots movement sweeping the nation in which volunteers cooked lasagna for neighbors experiencing challenges during the...

April 11, 2024

Hoag receives $25 million gift for its expansion in Irvine

A $25 million gift from longtime philanthropists Ben and Carmela Du will help Hoag Hospital with its Irvine expansion, scheduled to open in 2026. The Du Family Hospital Pavilion will “serve as a focal point...

April 11, 2024

What are Taco Bell’s new fruit beverages, and where can you try them?

Taco Bell is testing new beverages with real fruit at one Southern California restaurant near its headquarters. They’re called Agua Refrescas and they’re being served at 2222 Barranca Parkway, Irvine, beginning today, Thursday, April 11,...

April 10, 2024

Southern-style restaurant Porch & Swing closes in Irvine

Porch & Swing, the Southern-style restaurant in Irvine that opened during the lockdown in 2020, closed its doors for good on Saturday, April 6. “While we are sad to see them go, we are excited...

April 5, 2024

Bravo for these achievements in helping others and expanding knowledge

Orange County resident awarded for advancing Alzheimer’s research Costa Mesa resident Jeannie Weiss is driving Alzheimer’s research forward and is receiving a national award for her exemplary volunteerism to help advance science. The Global Alzheimer’s...

April 4, 2024

$61 million Arts Village showcased at Irvine Valley College

The Fine Arts and Gallery, left, and Visual Arts buildings at the dedication ceremony for the Arts Village at Irvine Valley College in Irvine on Wednesday, April 3, 2024. (Photo by Leonard Ortiz, Orange County...