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Check out the latest issue of the Irvine Weekly! Click the cover image below to read about how George Herms lets the materials guide his assembled art, more dishes worth the drive, and a Blink-182 and...
For this month’s dishes worth the drive from L.A. to Irvine, we’re spotlighting one new restaurant and returning to a second one for some new seasonal dishes! The first stop for this month’s culinary journey...
“Irvine is such a culinary melting pot, I feel like all kinds of food is represented here,” says Catherine Liu, a Taste of Irvine Food Tour regular. Councilmember Farrah Khan agrees and that is why she...
You may have seen them in your neighborhood: friendly blue robots cruising around with the Amazon Prime logo emblazoned on their sides. Known as Amazon Scout, these devices are the company’s answer to...
Doing Good: Irvine Nonprofits Serving Local and Global Communities
With National Nonprofit Day having been August 17 and many nonprofits gearing up for the upcoming holiday season or year-end fundraising activities, finding a few social cause organizations to support with your time and skills is easy in Irvine. According to a 2014 OneOC.org report, Irvine led Orange County cities with more than 300 nonprofits at the time, the majority working in the human services, education and public benefit areas, …
Find Inner Peace at Pao Fa Temple
Almost immediately upon arrival in Pao Fa Temple, I feel a deep peace wash over me. I see people moving about, and it’s not dormant by any means, but the collective mood within the space was content, focused and calm. The receptionist I spoke with was warm and welcoming, and I only had to wait briefly to be met with my guide for the day, Rupi Shih. We exchanged pleasantries …
George Herms: The Beat Generation Veteran and Octogenarian Continues to Create Groundbreaking Assemblage Art
It was 2011, and a high point for Irvine-based artist George Herms as he had just installed the exhibition, “Chaos’ Job: Restrain Order” at Santa Ana’s Grand Central Art Center. Representing the breadth and depth of his six-decade career, the show contained artworks made from cast-off materials, including a rusted ironing board, a wheelbarrow, lawn mower, muffin tin, fan, early cell phone, broken mirrors, torn crumpled posters, miniature cars, lamp bases, …
Cruelty-Free Comfort Food at The Wheel of Life
For almost twenty years, Irvinians have had access to ethical and tasty vegan food thanks to one small family-owned restaurant, The Wheel of Life. With an Asian fusion style menu and a lunch buffet for easy take out, this small independently owned business is dedicated to making delicious and palatable vegan Asian cuisine for people from all walks of life. Their dishes include standard fusion favorites like pad thai, steam …
UCI Announces Record Funding for 2018-19 Fiscal Year
UCI had a successful 2017-18 school year, being named “Best Regional College” by Princeton Review, along with receiving multiple top 10 rankings on lists like “best public schools nationwide” by U.S. News and World Report. Accolades like these have paid off for the university, as UCI announced that in fiscal year 2018-19 they saw a 22 percent increase in funding year over year. Donors including the U.S Department of Health …