• Sports Roundup (March 2024)

    Sports Roundup (March 2024)

    Boys water polo team makes CIF finals Northwood High School After finishing 23-10, the Northwood High girls water polo team advanced to this year’s CIF Division 4 finals, before losing […]

  • Big-time player

    Big-time player

    Portola High basketball star Kira Watanabe has tallied over 1,000 points and 500 assists in her career.

  • Water polo star’s career is taking flight

    Water polo star’s career is taking flight

    Northwood High water polo player Michael Abshier, who shattered a number of school records, looks to continue his success at the Division 1 college level…

  • Cooper Stearns is hungry for a CIF banner

    Cooper Stearns is hungry for a CIF banner

    Irvine High School junior Cooper Stearns has a dream: to lead the Vaqueros basketball team to its first CIF playoffs in nine years.

  • Tennis twins

    Tennis twins

    They’re just sophomores, but twins Kenzie and Kylie Nguyen have helped put the Portola High girls tennis team on the map, while setting individual records.

  • Helping you hike

    Helping you hike

    One reason why hiking on The Irvine Ranch is so rewarding is due to the good work of the Irvine Ranch Conservancy, which last year hosted over 1,700 guided hikes and activities.

  • 10,000 steps at Mason Regional Park 

    10,000 steps at Mason Regional Park 

    On a recent Sunday in between late-winter rainstorms, I spent a sunny morning at Irvine’s 339-acre William R. Mason Regional Park. While in pursuit of…

  • New ways to explore Irvine’s wilderness

    New ways to explore Irvine’s wilderness

    Hikers, bikers and picnickers now have new ways to enjoy Irvine’s northern open space crown jewels: over 20,000 acres designated a “Natural Landmark” by state…

  • A walker’s paradise

    A walker’s paradise

    Editor’s note: This is the first of a regular column that shares with readers cool locations in Irvine to log 10,000 steps – the magic…

  • OC Parks opens 7 new trails in Gypsum Canyon

    OC Parks opens 7 new trails in Gypsum Canyon

    Michael O’Connell, president and CEO of the Irvine Ranch Conservancy, describes his favorite hikes in the Irvine Northern Open Space Preserve.


  • UCI to add new research facility

    UCI to add new research facility

    Construction is underway on a new UC Irvine research facility to develop treatments for some of society’s most complex illnesses.

  • United Way’s century of giving

    United Way’s century of giving

    One of Orange County’s most celebrated charities is celebrating 100 years of building community – and there are plenty of ways to help.


  • Free shuttle service starts next month

    Free shuttle service starts next month

    A new, free shuttle service for Irvine commuters starts rolling on April 1. Irvine CONNECT will pick up passengers every 20 minutes at 77 stops across the city.

  • City to establish new preserve

    City to establish new preserve

    Irvine announced plans to acquire and close the All American Asphalt plant in North Irvine and transform the area into a natural open space preserve.

  • Over 1 billion gallons of rainfall captured

    Over 1 billion gallons of rainfall captured

    The 16 days of rain in January did more than green the hillsides; they also delivered over 1 billion gallons of water to Irvine Lake.

  • EV shuttles designed here at home

    EV shuttles designed here at home

    Irvine-based Karma Automotive has begun offering a service to convert existing commercial vans and buses into electric vehicles, allowing customers to save money and go…

  • New institute studies autonomous vehicles

    New institute studies autonomous vehicles

    UC Irvine has opened a new research facility aimed at making breakthrough discoveries in zero-emission and autonomous vehicle technology.

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