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December 27, 2023

How an email from an Irvine engineer to Tim Cook set Apple Watch saga in motion

By Mark Gurman | Bloomberg At about 1 a.m. California time in 2013, a scientist in Irvine emailed Apple’s Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook with an irresistible pitch. “I strongly believe that we can develop...

December 28, 2023

Jeanne Keevil, first editor of Irvine World News, dies at 96

When Jeanne Keevil was a college student at the University of Oregon in the 1940s, journalism was a man’s world. When male students who had served during World War II began returning to school as...

December 29, 2023

Phony MIT physicist bilked investors out of $24.6 million with Irvine tech firm, SEC alleges

An Irvine man bilked more than 50 investors out of $26.4 million with phony academic credentials, a fanciful rags-to-riches story and a promise to usher in “the next age of humanity” with cutting-edge nanotechnologies that...

December 30, 2023

These crafty teens create smiles for pediatric patients

When friends Maryam Quraishi and Eman Umer were volunteering at a local hospital about three years ago, the coronavirus was forcing strict limitations on the number of visitors and volunteers who could be with patients....

December 31, 2023

2024 is celebrated early with ‘Noon Year’s Eve’ event

Straying from the customary midnight New Year’s countdown, families with young children were able to ring in 2024 a bit earlier at the “Noon Year’s Eve” party at the Pretend City Children’s Museum in Irvine....

January 3, 2024

Taco Bell staple Baja Blast is coming to a store near you

For 20 years, Taco Bell has been the to-go place for Mountain Dew Baja Blast. But customers will have more options this year, according to PepsiCo, makers of the soft drink. The beverage will be...

December 8, 2023

Real estate news: DoubleTree near South Coast Plaza, JWA getting a $12 million makeover

Pacific Hospitality Group in Irvine is spending $12 million to update its DoubleTree by Hilton Santa Ana, not far from John Wayne Airport and South Coast Plaza. The hotel 201 East MacArthur Blvd. will remain...

December 6, 2023

Irvine leaders consider potential reforms to its lobbying laws

Irvine leaders are talking about changes to how the city’s lobbyists are governed, which officials say has largely stayed the same for nearly two decades. Following discoveries of an investigation into allegations of corruption in...

December 1, 2023

Plans for a temporary amphitheater at Great Park won’t be ready until next year

The future remains unclear for live music in Irvine in 2024 as plans for a temporary amphitheater at the Great Park did not make much movement this week. City staff had proposed setting up a...

December 1, 2023

Real estate news: UCLA team wins contest for redevelopment plan of Tustin’s south hangar

A five-member graduate student team from UCLA claimed the silver shovel this year as the winner of a commercial real estate contest hosted by NAIOP. The NAIOP SoCal USC vs. UCLA Real Estate Challenge was...