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August 17, 2023

Fryer: So many questions as the high school football season begins

Here we are, the 2023-24 school year’s fall sports season is underway. It feels good. Football is the king of fall sports, and all high school sports. Science and social studies teachers might not like...

August 17, 2023

Irvine plans to make sustainability the heart of Great Park

As Irvine‘s Great Park aspires to be an innovative urban park second to none, the city is planning ahead to make sustainability at its core. “This is a beautiful park. This is meant to be...

August 16, 2023

Fryer on Football: Previews and predictions for Week 0’s top games

GAME OF THE WEEK NO. 1 MATER DEI (0-0) VS. CENTENNIAL (0-0) Where, when: Centennial High, Friday, 7 p.m. Analysis: It’s the Mater Dei head coaching debut for Frank McManus, a longtime assistant coach at...

August 16, 2023

How Irvine helped indie rock band Young the Giant to grow

There’s nothing quite like a hometown show for Irvine-based indie rock band Young the Giant. Though the band members grew out of the smaller local clubs like Detroit Bar (now The Wayfarer) in Costa Mesa...

August 15, 2023

Shady Canyon mansion sells for $25 million, a record high for Irvine

The gourmet kitchen. (Photo by Brandon Beechler) The gourmet kitchen and family room. (Photo by Brandon Beechler) The loggia off the family room. (Photo by Brandon Beechler) The living room. (Photo by Brandon Beechler) The...

August 14, 2023

GOP presidential hopeful Vivek Ramaswamy to unveil foreign policy plan in Orange County this week

Vivek Ramaswamy is the latest GOP presidential hopeful to include Orange County in his travel plans leading up to the primary. Ramaswamy, an entrepreneur who has emerged as a third- or even second-place contender to...

August 14, 2023

How Irvine plans to reduce wildfire risk at Bommer Canyon Preserve

Wildfire mitigation work will begin later this month to restore a heavily-visited 49-acre portion of the Bommer Canyon Preserve in Irvine — with the help of a $1 million grant from the California Natural Resources...

August 14, 2023

Fryer on football: First and 10 list for the start of Week 0

Starting the high school football week in Orange County with notes, comments and observations … 1. Meet the new boss: For the first time since 1988, Mater Dei plays a game without Bruce Rollinson as...

August 9, 2023

Inside the effort to bring the World Cup to Orange County

Orange County is pitching three of its best fields for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. On the list to host teams to practice and train during the quadrennial international men’s soccer championship are the Jack...

August 10, 2023

High school football 2023: Mater Dei on top in the Orange County preseason Top 25

The Orange County high school football preseason Top 25: ORANGE COUNTY FOOTBALL TOP 25 Mater Dei football player, quarterback Elijah Brown (12), at Mater Dei High School in Santa Ana on Thursday, July 6, 2023....