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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...

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...