City Helps Restaurants, Others Comply With California’s New Foodwaste Recycling Law

Noa Ubaldo and Solstice Higdon, from left, play in confetti during a New Year’s Eve celebration at Pretend City Children’s Museum in Irvine, CA on Wednesday, December 31, 2025. (Photo… Continue Reading Littles party like...

Sprinkles Cupcakes, founded in 2005 in Beverly Hills, abruptly moved to close all of its locations on New Year’s Eve 2025. The cupcake chain launched by Candace Nelson touted luxuriously… Continue Reading Sprinkles Cupcakes closing...

Alcohol sales continued to dip in 2025, showing a slight decline in volume and value. Locally and globally, sales for beer, wine and spirits are all trending downward. A variety… Continue Reading 7 Orange County...

The Irvine Household Hazardous Waste Collection Center is staying open. The facility at 6411 Oak Canyon was slated to close at the end of 2025, but city leaders changed plans… Continue Reading Irvine council changes...