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May 5, 2025

Rivian building $120 million EV supplier park to offset tariffs

By Miranda Davis and Kara Carlson | Bloomberg Rivian Automotive Inc. is investing $120 million in a new supplier park in Illinois, another win for Governor JB Pritzker after the company announced a $1.5 billion...

May 6, 2025

Irvine’s Great Park ‘whooshing’ into new era of construction

It’s not yesterday’s Great Park. That’s part of the message Great Park Chairman Mike Carroll plans to deliver on Tuesday evening, May 6, during a State of the Park address in front of an expected...

May 5, 2025

Status Update: $10 million in grants available to OC nonprofits

Orange County nonprofits looking to expand their reach into the community can tap a $10 million grant program from the Samueli Foundation. The new Breakaway and Build OC Funds were created after a project commissioned...

May 3, 2025

Irvine Unified’s new superintendent has deep ties to the district

Irvine Unified School District has named its first new superintendent in nearly 14 years, tapping longtime assistant superintendent Cassie Parham. Parham has served as interim superintendent since February, after the retirement of Terry Walker —...

May 2, 2025

6 Orange County educators surprised as ‘Teacher of the Year’

Just days before her first child is expected to arrive, Jeannette Aguilera, a third-grade teacher at Centralia Elementary School, had a surprise visit from a team of administrators — one official joking the visit should’ve...

May 2, 2025

Real estate news: 5-story Orange office building sells at a loss

The five-story office building at 725 West Town and Country Road in Orange sold April 28 for $15.45 million. Bailard sold the 90,191-square-foot building, which last sold in 2016 for $20.5 million, according to property...

May 1, 2025

Gelatissimo opens ice cream shop at University Center in Irvine

The ice cream shop Gelatissimo is open at University Center in Irvine. The store, which replaced the sushi handroll concept Temakira, sells freshly made gelato (ice cream in Italian) with seasonal ingredients and toppings. It’s...

April 29, 2025

Vietnam War pilot reflects on rescue helicopter evacuations during the fall of Saigon

About two dozen Vietnam veterans joined Irvine dignitaries and others Tuesday at Hangar 297 at the Great Park, the future home of the Flying Leatherneck Aviation Museum, to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Operation Frequent...

April 29, 2025

The Habit goes national with a burger created for Coachella

A combo that The Habit & Burger & Grill created exclusively for fans going to the Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival is now going to be available for everybody. It’s called the Desert Drip...

April 28, 2025

Status Update: Brea Mall opens new entrance, shops as expansion continues

A sophisticated new entrance with a faux-turf courtyard now welcomes shoppers at the Brea Mall, part of an evolving expansion at the north Orange County retail center. Inside a new wing of stores are open,...