Blog - Page 144 of 147 - Shannon Louis

April 5, 2022

Celebrating spring in Irvine

Children who attend Montessori Preschool Irvine and Lake Forest perform on stage for their parents, and guests during the Spring Around the World event, a celebration of springtime cultural holidays and traditions hosted by the...

April 4, 2022

UCI sets location for its California art museum

UC Irvine’s growing north campus has been chosen as the future home of the Jack and Shanaz Langson Institute and Museum of California Art. Museum and university officials chose the location for the Langson IMCA,...

April 1, 2022

Real estate news: Newport Beach firm buys Fontana shopping center for $70.5 million

The Inland Empire Center, a 309,500-square-foot shopping center anchored by Cardenas Markets in Fontana, has sold for $70.5 million. (Courtesy of CBRE) JH Real Estate Partners Inc. in Newport Beach has bought the Inland Empire...

March 31, 2022

Review: Irvine and Cypress are no longer Thai food deserts

It’s getting easier to find a decent pad Thai in Orange County. A memorable yum woon sen, too. In a surprising twist of good news, Thai restaurants have been opening at almost the same clip...

March 30, 2022

Zesty Olives has opened at Diamond Jamboree in Irvine

Zesty Olives Mediterranean Grill grand opened another Orange County location on Wednesday, March 30 at Diamond Jamboree Shopping Center in Irvine. Fast-casual restaurant Zesty Olives Mediterranean Grill has a location in Lake Forest and is...

March 30, 2022

If anyone can beat Loyola’s boys volleyball team, maybe it’s Mater Dei

Loyola is the best boys volleyball team in the CIF Southern Section. If there is an Orange County team that will challenge the Cubs in the CIF-SS Division 1 playoffs, maybe it’s Mater Dei. In...

March 30, 2022

AI software is helping researchers focus on learning about OC’s wild animals

Newly implemented artificial intelligence software is helping conservation efforts in Orange County by better processing images captured on wildlife cameras, letting researchers focus instead on the information the photos of animals in their natural habitat...

March 29, 2022

Get a look at the largest Sol Mexican Cocina now open in Irvine

Xperience Restaurant Group — the owner and operator of El Torito, Chevys Fresh Mex, Sol Mexican Cocina, Acapulco and Las Brisas — opened its newest location of Sol Mexican Cocina in Irvine on Thursday, March...

March 29, 2022

Country star Brad Paisley’s World Tour 2022 is coming to Irvine and Temecula

Country star Brad Paisley announced the dates for his forthcoming World Tour 2022 and he’ll be making stops at FivePoint Amphitheatre in Irvine on Aug. 19 and Pechanga Resort Casino in Temecula Aug. 20. Tracy...

March 29, 2022

‘Choice’ is new amenity in COVID-altered workspaces, says LPA design guru

LPA Design Director of Workplace Rick D’Amato applied Frank Lloyd Wright’s idea of transitioning into an explosion of space for RiverRock Real Estate Group’s new Irvine headquarters. (Photo by Costea Photography, Inc. / www.costeaphoto.com) LPA...