Irvine News Archives - Page 68 of 125

April 5, 2023

Perspire Sauna Studio adding 8 Southern California locations

Perspire Sauna Studio is expanding its Southern California footprint, bringing new studios to eight area cities. Founded in 2010, the Costa Mesa-based sauna franchise operates 12 locations, including Irvine, Huntington Beach and Santa Monica. The...

April 4, 2023

Irvine gaming team spared latest Amazon layoffs

By Cecilia D’Anastasio | Bloomberg Amazon.com laid off about 100 employees in its video-game divisions as part of its broader cutbacks, affecting workers at Prime Gaming, Game Growth and the company’s San Diego studio. “Our...

April 4, 2023

Irvine goes all-electric for most new buildings, moving away from gas

Gas bills might soon be a thing of the past for many in Irvine. Come July, most new buildings in the city have to be all-electric, making Irvine the first city in Orange County to...

April 3, 2023

Orange County baseball Top 25: Huntington Beach rises to No. 1 after winning NHSI, April 3

This week’s Orange County high school boys baseball rankings. Notable this week: Huntington Beach ascends to No. 1 in this week’s rankings after winning the National High School Invitational for the second time. … The...

April 3, 2023

UCI receives ‘unprecedented’ grant to hire experts to address public health needs

A $14 million gift from the Irvine Health Foundation will be used to help further establish UC Irvine‘s Program in Public Health as a community resource on public health research and work. The Program in...

April 2, 2023

Volunteers hop to delivering Basket of Miracles to children battling illness

The Easter Bunny is getting a little help from Miracles for Kids with brightening the day for children with life-threatening illnesses. The Irvine-based organization will deliver 316 Easter baskets and care packages to the children...

March 31, 2023

Real estate news: CapRock buys Phoenix property for $11.9 million

Newport Beach-based CapRock Partners bought a 130,800-square-foot Class A industrial building in Phoenix. CapRock paid $11.9 million for the property, according to the CRE industry website traded.co. The seller was Sun State Builders. “The acquisition...

March 31, 2023

Fryer: Trabuco Hills Invitational an important step for track standouts

The high school track and field season has had some fine meets that have yielded fine marks. The meat of the season starts this weekend. The Trabuco Hills Invitational being held Friday and Saturday at...

March 31, 2023

Two-day OC festival all about making youth water wise

While rain was still falling Thursday, March 30, several thousand students were learning about the importance of conservation for when it doesn’t. More than 4,500 Orange County students participated in the Children’s Water Education Festival...

March 30, 2023

All-County Boys Basketball Team: Sophomore Brandon Benjamin is the O.C. player of the year

PLAYER OF THE YEAR Brandon Benjamin, Canyon, So. It was a willpower basket. In the final seconds of a tie game in the CIF Southern Section boys basketball quarterfinals, Brandon Benjamin got a one-handed rebound...