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IRVINE Final touches are being made on the renovated University Community Park, the first in the city to undergo an extensive "green" tune-up. The 16-acre park the first one built in Irvine in 1976 will officially reopen Saturday after an 18-month, $6.5 million revamping that brought the park up to green building standards.

I recently took my babycakes to a gem of a park right in my own backyard - the Pioneer Road ParkA inA Tustin - thanks to a recommendation from a fellow Tustin mom.

If you've ever been snickering over the latest YouTube viral video on your smartphone in the evening and ended up frustrated by slow load times and a congested network, you're not alone - and that's exactly the problem.

Limestone Canyon, part of 20,000-acre land donation by Irvine Co. to OC Parks. Register photo by Andy Templeton.

IRVINE Friday is the last day to buy a chance to win $500,000 or a new condo at 3000 the Plaza and help budget-strapped Irvine schools.

If your grandparents started and grew a renowned clothing brand and your dad founded a large commercial bakery, what kind of business do you start? For Robert Gray, the answer is an Internet equipment rental portal called RentalHawk in Newport Beach.

Thirteen years ago, a biomedical engineer in Orange County, Calif., had a religious awakening and began tinkering with plastic lawn chairs and bicycle wheels in his garage.

It may be Orange County, and that may mean a majority of places shut down after 9 p.m., but there are a few late-night eateries out there to serve you night owls--and no, you don't always have to resort to Harbor House, Norms or Denny's. After the jump: Our favorite spots that stay open to or past 1 a.m. 1. BCD Tofu House : Irvine and Garden Grove ...

An accident involving a semi truck, a Ford F350 pickup and a camper on the southbound 405 freeway just south of Culver Drive has led the California Highway Patrol to declare a SigAlert.

"I can't keep getting cut and submitted. It's not like I'm getting knocked unconscious or beat-up. I'm tired of losing.

Never believe there isn't reason for hope. The old Marine Corps air base in Orange County, El Toro, is a huge political liability, that isn't necessarily a big secret, but new attention is being drawn to this fact by one of Irvine's city leaders, City Councilor Christina Shea.

In 1985, Ray Melissa started a business in his San Juan Capistrano bedroom to use data to save mass mailers money on postage.

David Latshaw's Fully Loaded '56 GMC David Latshaw's '56 GMC is indeed a rare breed.

Parents have always nursed their kids through illness and patched up bumps and bruises.

Some had a reason to celebrate. Some just wanted to have fun. BREA - Women donned flowery sundresses, sipped X-rated martinis and enjoyed fondue creations Tuesday at Melting Pot restaurants in Brea, San Clemente and Irvine on Tuesday, where the theme was "Sassy Sundresses & Sangria." The event was part of the fondue chain's "Ladies Night Out" ...

As we blogged back in May , a new ramen shop called Shizuma Ramen was being developed in Irvine in the same plaza as Pho Ba Co and Layer Cake Bakery.

IRVINE A big-rig coming out of the 405 freeway overturned on Sand Canyon Avenue, but no injuries were reported, officials said.

They are perhaps the best-educated generation ever, but they can't find jobs. Many face staggering college loans and have moved back in with their parents.

Hey OC! Are you jealous of the food truck lots up in LA, where several trucks join to create a tasty, mobile food court? Languish no more in your envy: Wednesday from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m., OC will host its first food truck lot.

As any self-respecting Avenged Sevenfold fan knows, Nightmare , the band's fifth album - and first since the untimely death of drummer Jimmy "The Rev" Sullivan last December - arrived online and in stores today.