Blog - Page 26 of 138 - Shannon Louis

May 2, 2024

Nearly 2 miles of street in Irvine will be free of cars this Saturday

For several hours this weekend, there will be zero cars on nearly two miles of roadway along Barranca Parkway and Harvard Avenue in Irvine. Instead, runners, walkers, cyclists and skaters — and maybe even some...

May 1, 2024

UC Irvine pro-Palestinian encampment makes preparations following clashes overnight at UCLA

UC Irvine students at a pro-Palestinian encampment were preparing Wednesday morning, May 1, for possible counter-protestors to arrive on campus as a violent clash that occurred overnight at UCLA has raised fears. “We are getting...

May 1, 2024

33 free fun things to do in Southern California in May

Yes, the sun is finally out, so let’s go and enjoy it! Here’s our list of fun things to do in May that are really free! (And really fun.) FREE ON CERTAIN DATES The Queen...

April 30, 2024

UC Irvine pro-Palestian encampment lasts overnight, demonstrator asked to leave campus by police

A few dozen students at UC Irvine stayed overnight at a tent encampment that formed Monday, April 29, on campus, hoping to get the university to cut financial ties with Israel and raise awareness over...

April 30, 2024

Duo sentenced for 2021 Pasadena strip mall shooting that killed Azusa man

Two men were recently sentenced for a shooting at a Pasadena strip mall where an Azusa man was killed and a Duarte woman injured three years ago. Dante Dejuan Ward of Irvine received 22 years in...

April 29, 2024

Irvine dedicates a spot for an Armenian genocide memorial

Irvine dedicated land in its Great Park over the weekend for an Armenian genocide memorial that was added to plans last year. City officials, along with the Orange County Armenian Genocide Memorial Committee, held a...

April 22, 2024

Runners celebrate first-generation immigrants with a color run

Friends Jillian Pluemer of Placentia, Micaela Balcaza of Lake Forest and Rebecca Sewell of Irvine, from left, stand together, covered in colorful chalk dust, after participating in a 3K Color Fun Run, as part of...

April 29, 2024

Pro-Palestinian students set up tents at UC Irvine

Dozens of pro-Palestinian students set up tents at UC Irvine early Monday, calling for the university to divest itself from Israeli businesses, joining a movement that’s reached colleges across the country. About 50 protesters surrounded roughly...

April 26, 2024

Real estate news: 30 remodeled Westminster apartments fetch $10 million

A 30-unit apartment complex in Westminster recently sold for $10,025,000. CBRE represented both sides of the deal but did not identify the buyer or seller. La Pat Courtyard Apartments at 13812 La Pat Place includes...

April 19, 2024

Aliso Viejo residents claim herbicide spraying near their homes is making them sick

Carolyn McCuan, a 39-year-old marathon runner, had been feeling unusually tired for months when she decided on the afternoon of June 28, 2023, to take a rejuvenating walk along Aliso Viejo’s tree-lined, picturesque Wood Canyon...