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April 22, 2024

Chili’s Grill and Bar closes Irvine location

The Chili’s Grill and Bar restaurant at 3745 Alton Parkway in Irvine closed its doors for good on Tuesday, April 16. “Chili’s lease at Westpark Plaza expired at the end of 2020,” read a sign...

April 14, 2024

Firefighters, animal officers rescue locked-out dog from 4th-floor balcony in Irvine

IRVINE — Firefighters and animal services officers on Saturday used a ladder truck to rescue a dog from a fourth-floor balcony at an Irvine residence when a dog got locked out and no one was...

April 12, 2024

Volunteers show lots of love by making strangers in need lasagna

In the summer of 2021, Dennis DiPlacito was watching TV when he saw a segment about Lasagna Love, a grassroots movement sweeping the nation in which volunteers cooked lasagna for neighbors experiencing challenges during the...

April 11, 2024

Hoag receives $25 million gift for its expansion in Irvine

A $25 million gift from longtime philanthropists Ben and Carmela Du will help Hoag Hospital with its Irvine expansion, scheduled to open in 2026. The Du Family Hospital Pavilion will “serve as a focal point...

April 11, 2024

What are Taco Bell’s new fruit beverages, and where can you try them?

Taco Bell is testing new beverages with real fruit at one Southern California restaurant near its headquarters. They’re called Agua Refrescas and they’re being served at 2222 Barranca Parkway, Irvine, beginning today, Thursday, April 11,...

April 10, 2024

Southern-style restaurant Porch & Swing closes in Irvine

Porch & Swing, the Southern-style restaurant in Irvine that opened during the lockdown in 2020, closed its doors for good on Saturday, April 6. “While we are sad to see them go, we are excited...

April 5, 2024

Bravo for these achievements in helping others and expanding knowledge

Orange County resident awarded for advancing Alzheimer’s research Costa Mesa resident Jeannie Weiss is driving Alzheimer’s research forward and is receiving a national award for her exemplary volunteerism to help advance science. The Global Alzheimer’s...

April 4, 2024

$61 million Arts Village showcased at Irvine Valley College

The Fine Arts and Gallery, left, and Visual Arts buildings at the dedication ceremony for the Arts Village at Irvine Valley College in Irvine on Wednesday, April 3, 2024. (Photo by Leonard Ortiz, Orange County...

April 2, 2024

Rivian beats EV production estimates with shipments rebounding

By Ed Ludlow | Bloomberg Irvine-based Rivian Automotive built and delivered more electric vehicles last quarter than Wall Street expected, though it stood by its 2024 output target of about 57,000 units. The results and...

April 2, 2024

New housing project planned near the shuttered All American Asphalt plant

Land surrounding the now-shuttered All American Asphalt plant in Irvine will completely be transformed in the next few years to include a residential village as well as more open space. The nearly 11-acre property is...