Irvine resident Mary Vensel White recently published her first book with Authonomy, a digital imprint of HarperCollins Publisher. Chosen for publication based on nominations from the writing community at Authonomy, Vensel White's book, "The Qualities... »
Phoebe Pan, an award-winning student at Pacific Academy in Irvine, has been named a grand prize finalist in the prestigious Music Center Spotlight Program. The final performance in this competition takes place on April 28 at the Dorothy Chandler... »
Jason Fang played the snare drum with such speed and precision that it was hard to see the drum sticks. As the drum captain for the Mighty Marching Vaqueros at Irvine High School, he was one of 35 Irvine High students who performed at a recent... »
SANTA ANA – Santa Ana artists are launching a campaign to ensure that the historic Santora Arts Building remains, as its slogan says, "A place for art." They question whether a potential buyer of the building, Newsong church in Irvine, would fit... »
UC Irvine is strengthening its ties with Israel through recent agreements of collaboration with some of the country's most prestigious universities.Chancellor Michael Drake and three other faculty members recently met with officials including Israeli... »
IRVINE – The little girl slapped her hands on the ball of dough. "I'm going to make a giant pizza!" she said. Then, wearing a white chef's hat and apron, Hope Phillips, age 6, worked the dough with her tiny fingers. "It feels soft and flabby and... »
IRVINE – Investigator Mike Thompson chased down leads in a murder case for two years until the prime suspect was convicted and sentenced. Investigator Marcus Perez chased a robbery suspect down a South County street until he took him into custody.... »
Bundle.com does something that fashion critics don't - they crunch the numbers. Based on pure spending the company sought to find out where the most and least fashionable cities in America were. Looking at households that had at least four... »
SANTA ANA – A congregation in Irvine is in escrow to purchase the historic Santora Arts Building in downtown Santa Ana. Newsong, which describes itself as "a vibrant community/church of artists, creative, innovators, entrepreneurs and community... »
A 31-foot balloon in the shape of a cartoon timebomb was gradually inflated in an Irvine business park Wednesday, part of a test of a new campaign meant to call attention to global warming. Watch video here. Though filled with air, the balloon,... »
IRVINE The City Council is urging the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to more closely examine safety conditions and potential hazards at the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station before it is considered for relicensing in 2022. In a letter to national... »
SANTA ANA – An aunt of a former Los Angeles sheriff's deputy accused of torturing his wife and her boyfriend testified Wednesday that she knows him to be honest, trustworthy and peaceful. "He's not a violent person," said Joan Lawson, an office... »
The city of Irvine's Fine Arts Center presented the opening of two student art exhibits with a public reception on Friday evening. The high school art exhibition "Thrive," showcases painting, drawing, photography, sculpture and digital media pieces... »
Quality Systems Inc. in Irvine has bought Matrix Management Solutions, one of its software resellers based in Ohio. Quality Systems and its subsidiary NextGen Healthcare make practice management software and electronic health records applications for... »
Irvine and University both captured Pacific Coast League baseball victories with solid pitching performances on Tuesday.Irvine, behind Ben Kessler, defeated Corona del Mar, 2-0, at Irvine for its second PCL victory.Kessler allowed just three hits and... »
