Blog - Page 42 of 142 - Shannon Louis

December 16, 2023

Hundreds of new homes to be added to the Great Park Neighborhoods

Seven hundred and sixty-six new residential units are set to be added to the Great Park Neighborhoods in Irvine within the next several years — despite complaints from many residents who say they aren’t welcome....

December 11, 2023

In-N-Out Burger will open restaurant No. 400 in Idaho on Tuesday, Dec. 12

In-N-Out Burger will open its 400th restaurant in Meridian, Idaho, on Tuesday, Dec. 12. It is the Irvine-based chain’s first location in the Gem State. Media in the Boise suburb have been watching for the...

December 11, 2023

Why Irvine quietly scrapped a vintage WWII PV-1 Ventura bomber

The massive, historic north hangar at the long-shuttered Tustin Marine Corps Air Station wasn’t the only World War II-era relic demolished last month. In nearby Irvine in mid-November, a demolition crew tore down an old...

December 11, 2023

Should local government weigh in on the Israel-Hamas war? OC officials grapple with what to do

When national and international issues touch local communities, local leaders can struggle with their role when residents look to them for action or support. Recently, residents have been asking city councils to do what they...

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

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 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...