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November 7, 2023

In-N-Out Burger announces expansion into New Mexico

In-N-Out Burger has added the state of New Mexico to its list of conquests. The Irvine-based fast food chain announced in social media Tuesday morning that it is planning a restaurant in Albuquerque and will...

November 6, 2023

California’s College Corps shapes local students into future public leaders

Three days a week, 19-year-old Katie Vo heads over to Garden Grove for several hours to volunteer at a local nonprofit that aims to solve food security in Orange County. Once she arrives, she goes...

November 6, 2023

Inside Irvine’s plans for a new library in the Great Park

By Jessica Benda Contributing Writer As Irvine sketches the details of a massive Great Park expansion, it’s turning the page to a long-envisioned library. The library is under the umbrella of the Great Park Framework...

November 4, 2023

How Southern California stylists are providing safe spaces for queer and transgender clients

Stylist LuJuana Woods, who has specialized in giving Black hairstyles and cuts for two decades, has long felt compelled to help those in the queer and transgender community look and feel their best selves. “It...

November 3, 2023

Real estate news: SoCo furniture hub in Costa Mesa sells for $110 million

Burnham Ward Properties in Newport Beach has sold the SoCo shopping center in Costa Mesa for $110 million. The price for South Coast Collection was reported by a news division of Newport Beach-based Green Street....

November 2, 2023

Rooster and Rice to open first Southern California eatery

Gaining a loyal following in the Bay Area for its flavorful khao mun gai (Thai-style poached chicken served over fragrant rice cooked in chicken broth), Rooster and Rice has opened 10 locations since it first...

October 30, 2023

Irvine plans to add new competition pool to Woollett Center

By Jessica Benda Contributing Writer Another 50-meter competition pool is coming to Heritage Community Park, and Irvine has just found its architect. The city plans to add the pool — along with a small splash...

October 30, 2023

Beckman girls volleyball advances to CIF-SS finals with sweep of Canyon

TUSTIN – Beckman’s girls volleyball team has many ways to attack an opponent, and it used just about all of them Saturday to beat Canyon in the CIF Southern Section Division 3 semifinals. The Patriots...

October 26, 2023

UC Irvine researchers shine light on deceptive COVID-19 treatments

IRVINE — A UC Irvine study published Thursday in a science journal showed that last year 38 business in North America marketed unproven stem cell therapies and exosome products to treat or prevent COVID-19. The...

October 27, 2023

‘I just want peace’: Vigil held in Irvine for victims of the Israel-Hamas War

Two hundred chairs, filled only with photos of the Israeli hostages taken by Hamas earlier this month, sat on a busy Irvine intersection Thursday evening. Peppered among them were several strollers, representing the children kidnapped...