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July 25, 2022

Taking Back Sunday celebrates the 20th anniversary of ‘Tell All Your Friends,’ reveals new music is in the works

Two decades ago, Taking Back Sunday vocalist Adam Lazzara was working as a waiter and food deliveryman as the group recorded its first EP. Despite the Long Island, New York rock band’s ambition to produce...

July 25, 2022

Status Update: Girls Inc. seeks mentors for career and college-bound youth

Girls Inc. of Orange County is seeking businesswomen to mentor next-gen leaders as they move toward college and careers. With the school year approaching, the nonprofit needs 30 to 40 mentors for its new Project...

July 22, 2022

Real estate news: Siemens moving regional HQ to Costa Mesa from Cypress

The energy tech company Siemens is relocating its regional headquarters to Costa Mesa from Cypress in early 2023, according to the South Coast Metro Alliance. The company, which currently occupies a large campus at 6021...

July 21, 2022

OC Sheriff’s recruits share training with Special Olympics athletes

Special Olympics athlete Brett Laza, in red, runs with Sheriff cadets during the Fallen Officers’ Memorial Run in Tustin on Wednesday, July 20, 2022. Laza, 30, is part of the academy’s new partnership with Special...

July 19, 2022

Playing with the big toys

Jonathan Ficachi and his three-year-old daughter Rebecca Ficachi operate a crane during the Touch-A-Truck event hosted by the Orange County Soccer Club in Irvine on Saturday, July 16, 2022. (Photo by Drew A. Kelley, Contributing...

July 18, 2022

2 killed in fiery Irvine crash in Northpark gated community

Two died in a hatchback that was rear-ended before catching fire in an Irvine gated community Sunday, July 17, and the driver of the car that hit them was arrested on suspicion of driving while...

July 18, 2022

Status Update: Board & Brew coming to Costa Mesa; Pura Vida opens at Spectrum

Board & Brew Specialty Sandwiches is opening its 23rd location with a new shop in Costa Mesa. The grand opening will be held the weekend of July 29-31 at 3030 Harbor Blvd., Suite H-1. The...

July 18, 2022

UCI requires indoor masking amid ‘high’ community transmission

Starting Monday, July 18, face coverings are required again indoors on UC Irvine property, amid high community transmission rates in Orange County. In a new executive directive, UCI Chancellor Howard Gillman said the masking rules...

July 15, 2022

Discount Woodbridge theater scheduled for summer renovations

The locally beloved AMC Classic theater in Irvine’s Woodbridge neighborhood will temporarily close for renovation from late July to late August. Nicknamed the “Woodbridge dollar theater,” the quaint five-screen cinema in Irvine at one time...

July 15, 2022

NASA teams with UCI to study beach erosion issues from outer space

Researchers are hoping to get a closer look at sand loss along Orange County’s coastline – from outer space. UC Irvine environmental engineering experts are teaming with NASA to monitor rapid changes in beaches and...