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April 17, 2025

Irvine’s Monaco Italian Kitchen reveals menu, grand opening date

More than one year after its announcement, Monaco Italian Kitchen, from chef-restaurateur Tony Monaco, has revealed its opening date. While the Irvine restaurant had its soft opening (i.e., the window of time in which restaurants...

April 16, 2025

Special election results: Betty Martinez Franco set to become Irvine’s newest councilmember

Betty Martinez Franco appears set to join the Irvine City Council, filling out the seven-member dais as the District 5 representative. A day after polls closed in a special election to fill the vacant seat,...

April 15, 2025

Betty Martinez Franco leads race for Irvine City Council Fifth District seat in early returns Tuesday night

With polls closed and the first wave of mailed-in ballots counted, Betty Martinez Franco leads the race to represent Irvine’s Fifth District on the City Council, according to early returns dropped just after 8 p.m....

April 17, 2025

Taco Bell will bring back Crispy Chicken Nuggets on April 24

Taco Bell is bringing back Crispy Chicken Nuggets, one of last year’s most popular limited-time items. The snack will be back for another brief run on Thursday, April 24, but the Irvine-based chain plans to...

April 11, 2025

Orange County’s first dedicated cancer hospital is building toward a winter opening

City of Hope is on its way to opening Orange County’s first hospital dedicated exclusively to cancer care around the end of the year. The six-story hospital in Irvine will complement the outpatient center next...

April 14, 2025

Status Update: District at Tustin adding more retail, desserts and gaming

The District at Tustin Legacy recently added two new restaurants and a retailer, with more coming by the fall. They include: Jini Mini, a gift shop with international plushies, Korean beauty products and more, is...

April 8, 2025

Students protest as UC system reports visas revoked for some 50 international students

The University of California system has seen about 50 students have their visa revoked by the federal government, UC President Michael Drake said Tuesday, as the Trump administration recently began increasing terminations across the country....

April 12, 2025

Crews attack commercial fire in Irvine

IRVINE — A large fire affecting a commercial building in Irvine shut down nearby streets Saturday. The fire was reported just before 2:30 p.m. in the 1700 block of Kettering Street, between Gillette and Armstrong...

April 8, 2025

Washington Wizards head coach Brian Keefe seeks $5M for Laguna Beach home

The living room. (Photo by Thomas Pellicer) The dining room. (Photo by Thomas Pellicer) The kitchen. (Photo by Thomas Pellicer) The breakfast nook. (Photo by Thomas Pellicer) Office space. (Photo by Thomas Pellicer) The elevator....

April 8, 2025

Musk calls Navarro a ‘moron’ as Trump tariff spat gets messy

By Justin Sink | Bloomberg Billionaire presidential adviser Elon Musk attacked White House trade counselor Peter Navarro as “dumber than a sack of bricks” as a fight over President Donald Trump’s tariff regime spilled onto...