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May 1, 2024

33 free fun things to do in Southern California in May

Yes, the sun is finally out, so let’s go and enjoy it! Here’s our list of fun things to do in May that are really free! (And really fun.) FREE ON CERTAIN DATES The Queen...

April 30, 2024

Duo sentenced for 2021 Pasadena strip mall shooting that killed Azusa man

Two men were recently sentenced for a shooting at a Pasadena strip mall where an Azusa man was killed and a Duarte woman injured three years ago. Dante Dejuan Ward of Irvine received 22 years in...

April 30, 2024

UC Irvine pro-Palestinian encampment lasts overnight, demonstrator asked to leave campus by police

A few dozen students at UC Irvine stayed overnight at a tent encampment that formed Monday, April 29, on campus, hoping to get the university to cut financial ties with Israel and raise awareness over...

April 29, 2024

Irvine dedicates a spot for an Armenian genocide memorial

Irvine dedicated land in its Great Park over the weekend for an Armenian genocide memorial that was added to plans last year. City officials, along with the Orange County Armenian Genocide Memorial Committee, held a...

April 29, 2024

Pro-Palestinian students set up tents at UC Irvine

Dozens of pro-Palestinian students set up tents at UC Irvine early Monday, calling for the university to divest itself from Israeli businesses, joining a movement that’s reached colleges across the country. About 50 protesters surrounded roughly...

April 26, 2024

Real estate news: 30 remodeled Westminster apartments fetch $10 million

A 30-unit apartment complex in Westminster recently sold for $10,025,000. CBRE represented both sides of the deal but did not identify the buyer or seller. La Pat Courtyard Apartments at 13812 La Pat Place includes...

April 25, 2024

At UC Irvine, hundreds turn out to demonstrate in support of Palestine

During the two hours protesters at UC Irvine chanted and marched on campus calling for the university to divest financial ties from Israel on Thursday, there was zero visible presence of officers in uniform. That’s...

April 22, 2024

Chili’s Grill and Bar closes Irvine location

The Chili’s Grill and Bar restaurant at 3745 Alton Parkway in Irvine closed its doors for good on Tuesday, April 16. “Chili’s lease at Westpark Plaza expired at the end of 2020,” read a sign...

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...