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February 23, 2023

$3.2 million in wages, benefits recovered for Alorica call center workers

Federal regulators have recovered nearly $3.2 million in back wages and benefits for more than 3,100 subcontractors working at call centers in Florida and Oklahoma run by Irvine-based Alorica. The employees provided enrollment, dental and...

February 22, 2023

Irvine to continue deal with Live Nation for Great Park concert venue

Just as the clock struck midnight, Irvine councilmembers decided against making any changes, just yet, to a proposed amphitheater in Great Park. Instead, after almost six hours of debate and public comment, the City Council...

February 21, 2023

Pentatonix adds a stop at FivePoint Amphitheatre in Irvine to its World Tour

Fresh off of receiving its star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Tuesday morning, three-time Grammy award-winning a capella group Pentatonix announced the North American leg of its world tour and it includes a...

February 20, 2023

Orange County boys basketball Top 25: Mater Dei stays at No. 1, Canyon moves up to No. 2, Feb. 20

This week’s Orange County high school boys basketball rankings. Notable this week: Mater Dei stays at No. 1 in the county rankings after advancing to the CIF-SS Division 1 championship game. … Canyon is now...

February 20, 2023

Second Baptist Church has served its community for 100 years — and it’s not done yet

It’s been five years since Pastor Ivan Pitts posed the question to his staff at Second Baptist Church: If the church was to disappear, would anybody care? Would anybody notice? Then, the answer wasn’t so...

February 19, 2023

Irvine council to meet Tuesday on Great Park concert venue, partnership with Live Nation

A decision on the future of an Irvine Great Park amphitheater may come sooner than expected. At the City Council’s last meeting, on Tuesday, Feb. 14, people arrived in droves to voice their opinions on...

February 18, 2023

See how the world’s largest photograph was created in Irvine’s Great Park

The world’s largest photograph taken by the largest camera happened in Irvine. And starting this weekend, the Great Park will expose visitors to what went into creating the 31-by-111-foot image. The Great Park Artists Studios...

February 16, 2023

Fryer: Mater Dei’s new coach, Frank McManus, looks like the right coach for the job

Frank McManus, as the saying goes, checks all the boxes. McManus, who was named Mater Dei’s new football coach Thursday, is a Mater Dei guy. He has seven years on the school’s varsity coaching staff...

February 15, 2023

Irvine’s concert venue plans are still in limbo

Members of the public came out in droves to voice their opinions on a proposed 14,000-seat amphitheater in Great Park — but Irvine councilmembers decided to punt the deliberations to the end of the month....

February 14, 2023

Should Irvine bet millions on a new amphitheater?

Irvine is the latest municipality debating how deep it wants to be in the entertainment business. The city is currently home to a temporary amphitheater, built on Great Park developer FivePoint’s land, that’s one of...