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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...

November 30, 2023

Irvine nixes single-use plastics from city operations as it works on a citywide ban

Irvine is looking to do away with single-use plastics in what city staff say may be the most comprehensive municipal single-use plastic ban in California. The City Council on Tuesday, Nov. 28, voted to eliminate...

November 30, 2023

Here, Try This: Lemon bucatini at Benny and Mary’s

On a recent jaunt to Benny and Mary’s, the new fine-dining restaurant located at Irvine Towers inside the space formerly occupied by Davio’s Northern Italian Steakhouse, I had the pleasure of overindulging on a slew...

November 28, 2023

Irvine plans to transition Great Park police fleet to all electric

By 2030, the city of Irvine plans to achieve carbon neutrality, and a big part of its ambitious sustainability goals is electrifying its police fleet, officials say. With the help of nearly $1 million in funding...

November 27, 2023

Status Update: LEGO convention coming to fairgrounds in January

LEGO is bringing millions of its plastic bricks to the OC Fair & Event Center in January. The OC Brick Convention takes place Jan. 27-28 with some of its proceeds supporting Creations for Charity, a...

November 29, 2023

Here are dozens of events in OC for celebrating the holidays

December is full of fun things to do around Orange County. We’ve got events near and far, and many are free or very low cost. So check out this roundup of many of the community...

November 25, 2023

Environmentalists hope ‘priority’ project will make travel from the mountains to the sea easier for wildlife

Environmentalists for decades have been working to create a six-mile wildlife corridor to help bobcats, foxes, raccoons, birds and mountain lions transit from thousands of acres of open space at the coast to the Santa...

November 27, 2023

Irvine to consider building a temporary live music venue at the Great Park

After the abrupt closure of FivePoint Amphitheatre left Irvine in a lurch for a live music venue, the city is contemplating interim live music options. On Tuesday, Nov. 28, Irvine leaders will review preliminary plans for...

November 23, 2023

Community helps keep dogs safe, people fed and awareness of health

Laguna Beach K-9s get custom-made protective vests Laguna Beach K-9s are a little safer on the job. The Laguna Beach Police and Community Foundation (lbpcf.org) bought custom protective vests for two department K-9s, thanks to...

November 22, 2023

Exhibit at Jewish center shares athletes’ stories of “triumph”

Neil Keller’s obsession with collecting memorabilia associated with notable Jewish individuals from multiple genre started in 1986 when the now retired CPA purchased a 1961 Sandy Koufax baseball card at a Washington, D.C. flea market...