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April 8, 2022

Orange County boys basketball player of the year: Koat Keat, Crean Lutheran

Koat Keat would do whatever it took help the Crean Lutheran boys basketball team win. He was a fierce rebounder at both ends of the court. He could score inside, and he could shoot …...

April 6, 2022

Yo-Yo Ma, Midori, the Vienna Boys Choir and more coming to Orange County for 2022-23 season

The Philharmonic Society of Orange County will stage a full season of concerts by visiting musicians and orchestras during its 2022-23 season. Among the season’s highlights announced Tuesday, April 5, are the return of iconic...

April 5, 2022

Three Orange County baseball teams will try to keep NHSI title in California

Three Orange County high school baseball teams will be in North Carolina this week to play in the National High School Invitational. Huntington Beach, Orange Lutheran and Servite will compete against some of the nation’s...

April 5, 2022

Celebrating spring in Irvine

Children who attend Montessori Preschool Irvine and Lake Forest perform on stage for their parents, and guests during the Spring Around the World event, a celebration of springtime cultural holidays and traditions hosted by the...

April 4, 2022

UCI sets location for its California art museum

UC Irvine’s growing north campus has been chosen as the future home of the Jack and Shanaz Langson Institute and Museum of California Art. Museum and university officials chose the location for the Langson IMCA,...

April 1, 2022

Real estate news: Newport Beach firm buys Fontana shopping center for $70.5 million

The Inland Empire Center, a 309,500-square-foot shopping center anchored by Cardenas Markets in Fontana, has sold for $70.5 million. (Courtesy of CBRE) JH Real Estate Partners Inc. in Newport Beach has bought the Inland Empire...

March 31, 2022

Review: Irvine and Cypress are no longer Thai food deserts

It’s getting easier to find a decent pad Thai in Orange County. A memorable yum woon sen, too. In a surprising twist of good news, Thai restaurants have been opening at almost the same clip...

March 30, 2022

Zesty Olives has opened at Diamond Jamboree in Irvine

Zesty Olives Mediterranean Grill grand opened another Orange County location on Wednesday, March 30 at Diamond Jamboree Shopping Center in Irvine. Fast-casual restaurant Zesty Olives Mediterranean Grill has a location in Lake Forest and is...

March 30, 2022

If anyone can beat Loyola’s boys volleyball team, maybe it’s Mater Dei

Loyola is the best boys volleyball team in the CIF Southern Section. If there is an Orange County team that will challenge the Cubs in the CIF-SS Division 1 playoffs, maybe it’s Mater Dei. In...

March 30, 2022

AI software is helping researchers focus on learning about OC’s wild animals

Newly implemented artificial intelligence software is helping conservation efforts in Orange County by better processing images captured on wildlife cameras, letting researchers focus instead on the information the photos of animals in their natural habitat...