Blog - Page 8 of 156 - Shannon Petluck

May 22, 2025

Violins of Hope Project comes to Orange County

A poignant reminder of the Jewish musicians who played before, during and after the Holocaust has arrived in Orange County, along with 60 of the stringed instruments they played. The “Violins of Hope” project began...

May 21, 2025

In-N-Out Burger leads a Yelp list of top burger chains

Despite being in only eight states, In-N-Out Burger is No. 1 on a list of the top 25 Burger Chains in the United States released by the crowd-sourced review website Yelp. The list cites a...

May 20, 2025

Zora Elling, age 10, is Irvine Valley College’s youngest grad

Ten-year-old Zora Elling is an avid reader who enjoys taking care of the family chickens, solving puzzles and convincing her family to join her in adopting a vegetarian lifestyle. She’s also about to become an...

May 16, 2025

Irvine council open to review of 3,100 homes to replace Oak Creek Golf Club

The city of Irvine will move forward with its review of plans to build 3,100 homes on and around the site of the Oak Creek Golf Club, but nothing will be set in stone for...

May 15, 2025

In-N-Out Burger’s leader shares how the chain improves its ingredients

This week In-N-Out Burger became the center of the discussion of synthetic additives in foods when news broke that the Southern California fast food chain had stopped using artificial colorings in its Signature Pink Lemonade...

May 15, 2025

Jerri Rosen, founder of Working Wardrobes, lived to empower people

Jerri Rosen is being remembered for the decades she spent working to empower and lift others. She died Wednesday, May 14, at age 79. Thirty-five years ago, Rosen founded Working Wardrobes, a nonprofit dedicated to...

May 15, 2025

Betty Martinez Franco sworn in as Irvine’s first Latina councilmember

Growing up in Monterrey, Mexico, Betty Martinez Franco said she never considered a political life. But after she moved to California and became a United States citizen, she said her journey began toward where she...

May 14, 2025

In-N-Out Burger announces ketchup upgrade and removes artificial dye from lemonade

In-N-Out Burger has confirmed it removed artificial coloring from its Signature Pink Lemonade and its strawberry shakes. The news broke Tuesday, May 13 in an article from Nation’s Restaurant News, which cited comments on an...

May 13, 2025

The Habit Burger & Grill uses beefcake to publicize chicken salads

The Habit Burger & Grill is freshening up its salad menu and has found an unlikely partner to publicize it. Beginning Wednesday, May 14, the Irvine-based chain will begin serving two new chicken salads. Mango...

May 12, 2025

Irvine to consider $25 minimum wage for full-time city workers

Irvine leaders will consider a substantial boost in pay for the city’s lowest wage workers. The City Council is set to consider an ordinance on Tuesday, May 13, proposed by Mayor Larry Agran that would...